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FortiGate Essentials

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Course Description

In this course, you will learn how to operate and administer some fundamental FortiGate features.

By the end of the course, you will acquire a solid understanding of how to deploy and maintain a basic network security solution. The course also covers how to enable users to remotely connect to your network in a secure way.

In interactive labs, you will learn how to use firewall policies, user authentication, routing, SSL VPN, and how to protect your users using web filtering and application control.

Who Should Attend

Networking and security professionals involved in the management, configuration, administration, and monitoring of FortiGate devices used to secure their organizations' networks should attend this course.

Prerequisites
  • Knowledge of network protocols
  • Basic understanding of firewall concepts
Agenda
  1. Introduction and Initial Configuration
  2. Firewall Policies
  3. Routing
  4. Firewall Authentication
  5. SSL-VPN
  6. Web Filtering
  7. Application Control
Objectives

After completing this course, you will be able to:

  • Deploy the appropriate operation mode for your network
  • Use the GUI and CLI for administration
  • Control network access to configured networks using firewall policies
  • Analyze a FortiGate route
  • Route packets using policy-based and static routes for multipath and load balanced deployments
  • Authenticate users using firewall policies
  • Offer an SSL VPN for secure access to your private network
  • Configure web filtering to block inappropriate and risky websites
  • Apply application control techniques to monitor and control network applications that might use standard or non-standard protocols and ports
System Requirements

If you take the online format of this class, you must use a computer that has the following:

  • A high-speed Internet connection
  • An up-to-date web browser
  • A PDF viewer
  • Speakers or headphones
  • One of the following:
    • HTML 5 support
    • An up-to-date Java Runtime Environment (JRE) with Java plugin enabled in your web browser

You should use a wired Ethernet connection, not a WiFi connection. Firewalls, including Windows Firewall or FortiClient, must allow connections to the online labs.

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Product Versions
  • FortiOS 7.2

Course Duration
  • Lecture time (estimated): 6 hours
  • Lab time (estimated): 4 hours
  • Total course duration (estimated): 10 hours / 2 days
Formats
  • Instructor-led (classroom and online)
  • Self-paced online
(ISC)2

  • CPE training hours: 6
  • CPE lab hours: 4
  • CISSP domains: Security Operations

Part Number (SKU)
  • FT-FGT-ESS: Instructor-led course
  • FT-FGT-ESS-LAB: Lab access within self-paced course

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Certification

The lessons in this course are a subset of the lessons that are part of the FortiGate Security and FortiGate Infrastructure courses, which help you prepare for the NSE 4 certification exam.

If you are preparing for the NSE 4 certification, or want to learn about other FortiGate features, we recommend you enroll in the FortiGate Security and FortiGate Infrastructure courses.

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