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The Fortinet Certified Trainer (FCT) assessment workshop is a trainer evaluation process in which each candidate has to prove their training delivery skills. The FCT assessment workshop is a two-day assessment workshop that evaluates the FCT candidate’s ability to maintain Fortinet’s quality standards in technical knowledge, skills and instructional abilities.

In light of the current COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, and in an effort to protect the health and well-being of our candidates, Fortinet is now offering virtual/online FCT assessments. Virtual/online FCT assessments are half-day assessments conducted by FCT proctors and the FCT team.

Who can apply?

The FCT assessment candidate should be a Fortinet employee or a candidate sponsored by an ATC who has submitted proof of reference, along with an online application form. An FCT candidate who wants to apply for an FCT assessment workshop must meet the following knowledge and experience eligibility requirements:

  • Extensive technical knowledge and skills in network security and cybersecurity
  • Five years of relevant experience in network security and cybersecurity
  • Certification in the required NSE training courses
  • Five years of experience in training delivery in IT security
  • Demonstrable training facilitation and delivery skills

If you meet all of these requirements you can apply for the FCT assessment workshop!

Please contact fct@fortinet.com for queries and suggestions.

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FortiGate Essentials

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Course Description

In this course, you will learn how to operate and administrate 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.

Using self-paced guided recordings, you will learn how to use firewall policies, user authentication, routing, and SSL VPN. You will also learn 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.

Objectives

After completing this course, you should 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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Agenda
  1. Introduction and Initial Configuration
  2. Firewall Policies
  3. Routing
  4. Firewall Authentication
  5. SSL-VPN
  6. Web Filtering
  7. Application Control
Product Versions
  • FortiOS 6.4

Formats
  • Instructor-led classroom
  • Instructor-led online
  • Self-paced online

Part Number (SKU)
  • FT-FGT-ESS: Instructor-led course
  • FT-FGT-ESS-LAB: Lab access within self-paced course
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Prerequisites
  • Knowledge of network protocols
  • Basic understanding of firewall concepts
Certification

The lessons in this course are a subset of the lessons that are part of the FortiGate Security and FortiGate Infrastructure courses, which are intended to 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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