Formerly FortiGate III
Course Overview
This 3-day class provides more in-depth work with FortiGate infrastructure and architecture, combined with enhanced troubleshooting methods and tools to isolate and fix the most common issues in networks with FortiGate devices.
In interactive labs, you will explore how to configure BGP and OSPF, and to resolve misconfigurations and improve performance.
This course is part of preparation for the NSE 7 certification exam.n Junos OS Release 15.1X49-D70.
Target Audience
This course is intended for networking and security professionals involved in the administration and support of a security infrastructure using FortiGate appliances.
Course Objectives
After completing this course, you will be able to:
- Monitor traffic passing through FortiGate
- Optimize FortiGate memory usage
- Diagnose using FortiGate tools such as the built-in sniffer and "diagnose debug flow" command
- Monitor statistics for user traffic, traffic shaping, user authentication, IPsec, web proxy, BGP, OSPF and HA
- Troubleshoot issues with conserve mode, high CPU, firewall policies, session helpers, user authentication, *IPsec, FortiGuard, UTM inspection, explicit web proxy, routing, and HA
- Describe the processing flow of FortiGate packet inspection
- Configure FortiGate for external BGP and OSPF
Course Outline
Day 1
Module 1: Security Fabric
- Configuring the Security Fabric
- Troubleshooting: Security Fabric
- Physical and logical topology views
Module 2: FortiOS Architecture
Module 3: System Troubleshooting
Module 4: Traffic and Session Monitoring
- Exploring the session table
- Troubleshooting: Connectivity issues
Module 5: Routing
- Failover of existing sessions
Troubleshooting: Routing
Day 2
Module 6: FortiGuard
- Troubleshooting: Local FDS issue
- Troubleshooting: Rating lookups
Module 7: Central Management
- FortiManager and registration
Module 8: OSPF
- Configuring OSPF
- Troubleshooting: OSPF
Module 9: Web Filtering and Antivirus
- Configuring Web Filtering and AV
- Troubleshooting: Web Filetering
- Troubleshooting: Antivirus
Day 3
Module 10: IPS
- Configuring IPS
- IPS custom signatures
Module 11: BGP
- Configuring BGP
- Troubleshooting: BGHP neighbor
- Troubleshooting: BGP routing
- Configuring prefix lists
Module 12: IPsec
- Troubleshooting: IPsec
- VPN Manager
Module 13: Auto Discovery VPN
- Configuring ADVPN and IBGP
- Troubleshooting: OSPF and BGP
Pre-requisites: This course assumes advanced knowledge of networking and FortiGate-specific fundamentals. As a result, if you are new to FortiGate, we do not recommend that you skip FortiGate I and II.
The student should also possess:
- Knowledge of network protocols
- Knowledge of network security concepts
- FortiGate I AND FortiGate II (NSE 4)
Is a certificate of completion available to students after completing their class?
Yes.
This course is available for "remote" learning and will be available to anyone with access to an internet device with a microphone (this includes most models of computers, tablets). Classes will take place with a "Live" instructor at the date/times listed below.
Upon registration, the instructor will send along additional information about how to log-on and participate in the class.