FortiGate Security
(FortiGate I)

Training for your Group

Training for Individuals

$2650

Course Overview

In this three-day course, you will learn how to use basic FortiGate features, including security profiles. In interactive labs, you will explore firewall policies, user authentication, SSL VPN, dial-up IPsec VPN, and how to protect your network using security profiles such as IPS, antivirus, web filtering, application control, and more. These administration fundamentals will provide you with a solid understanding of how to implement basic network security.

Course Length: 3 days

Prerequisites: Before attending this course, students should have knowledge of network protocols, and a basic understanding of firewall concepts.

Audience: Networking and security professionals involved in the management, configuration, administration, and monitoring of FortiGate devices used to secure their organizations’ networks.

What You're Going To Learn

  • Deploy the appropriate operation mode for your network.
  • Use the GUI and CLI for administration.
  • Identify the characteristics of the Fortinet security fabric.
  • Control network access to configured networks using firewall policies.
  • Apply port forwarding, source NAT, and destination NAT.
  • Authenticate users using firewall policies.
  • Understand encryption functions and certificates.
  • Inspect SSL/TLS-secured traffic to prevent encryption used to bypass security policies.
  • Configure security profiles to neutralize threats and misuse, including viruses, torrents, and inappropriate websites.
  • Apply application control techniques to monitor and control network applications that might use standard or non-standard protocols and ports.
  • Fight hacking and denial of service (DoS).
  • Defend against data leaks by identifying files with sensitive data, and block them from leaving your private network.
  • Offer an SSL VPN for secure access to your private network.
  • Implement a dial-up IPsec VPN tunnel between FortiGate and FortiClient.
  • Collect and interpret log entries.

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Full Course Outline

Module 1. Introduction to FortiGate and the Security Fabric

Module 2. Firewall Policies

Module 3. Network Address Translation (NAT)

Module 4. Firewall Authentication

Module 5. Logging and Monitoring

Module 6. Certificate Operations

Module 7. Web Filtering

Module 8. Application Control

Module 9. Antivirus

Module 10. Intrusion Prevention and Denial of Service

Module 11. SSL VPN

Module 12. Dial-Up IPsec VPN

Module 13. Data Leak Prevention (DLP)

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Knowledgeable Instructors

Our instructors are certified professionals. They are trained on the latest features and how to get the most out of software programs.

Hands-on Labs

No boring lectures! Our courses are designed to give students lots of time to practice what they are learning with hands-on exercises and projects.

Bounce Back Pass

Retake any course for up to 3 months. *Some limitations apply

Certificate of Completion

Receive a certificate of completion at the end of every course.

Up-to-date Curriculum

Each course comes with a helpful and up-to-date ebook which will contain instruction and practice exercises.

Time Saving Tips N Tricks

In each course, your instructor will show you tips and tricks that will save you time and make you more efficient.

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