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

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  • 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

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FortiManager

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Course Description

In this course, you will learn the fundamentals of using FortiManager for the centralized network administration of many FortiGate devices.

In interactive labs, you will explore deployment strategies, which include single or multiple ADOMs, device registration, policy packages, shared objects, installing configuration changes, provisioning FortiManager as a local FortiGuard distribution server, and troubleshooting the features that are critical to day-to-day use after you deploy FortiManager.

Who Should Attend

Anyone who is responsible for the day-to-day management of FortiGate security policies using the FortiManager platform should attend this course.

Prerequisites
  • Knowledge of firewall concepts in an IPv4 network
  • Familiarity with all topics in the FortiGate Security and FortiGate Infrastructure courses
  • Basic understanding of network management systems
Agenda
  1. Introduction and Initial Configuration
  2. Administration and Management
  3. Device Registration
  4. Device-Level Configuration and Installation
  5. Policy and Objects
  6. Global ADOM and Central Management
  7. Diagnostics and Troubleshooting
  8. Additional Configuration
Objectives

After completing this course, you will be able to:

  • Describe the key features and capabilities of FortiManager
  • Understand FortiManager API and meta fields
  • Deploy administrative domains (ADOMs) to support multiple customers on a single FortiManager
  • Restrict concurrent ADOM access by using workspaces and workflow mode
  • Use provisioning templates for device-level changes across many devices
  • Identify the synchronization states and manage the revision history of managed devices
  • Manage firewall policies across multiple FortiGate devices using policy packages with shared and dynamic objects
  • Deploy policies and objects from the global ADOM to multiple ADOMs
  • Understand the Fortinet Security Fabric with FortiManager
  • Describe high-availability (HA), backup, and recovery options for FortiManager
  • Manage the firmware of supported devices centrally
  • Offer a local FortiGuard distribution server to your Fortinet devices
  • Diagnose and troubleshoot import and installation issues
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 on 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

  • FortiManager 7.2.1

Course Duration
  • Lecture time (estimated): 7 hours
  • Lab time (estimated): 5 hours
  • Total course duration (estimated): 12 hours / 2 days
Formats
  • Instructor-led (classroom and online)
  • Self-paced online
(ISC)2

  • CPE training hours: 7
  • CPE lab hours: 5
  • CISSP domains: Security Operations

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

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Certification

This course prepares you for the NSE 5 FortiManager certification exam.

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