In this lab-only course, you are assigned a series of do-it-yourself (DIY) configuration tasks in a virtual lab environment.
The configuration tasks cover some of the topics in the Fortinet NSE 4 - FortiOS 7.2 exam and include the use of the most common FortiGate features, such as firewall policies, the Fortinet Security Fabric, user authentication, SSL and IPsec VPNs, equal-cost multi-path (ECMP) routing, IPS, high availability (HA), and content inspection.
Learning Objectives
- Use the GUI and CLI for administration
- Control access to network resources using firewall policies
- Authenticate users using firewall policies
- Inspect SSL/TLS-secured traffic to prevent encryption used to bypass security policies
- Apply web filter and application control techniques to monitor and control network applications that might use standard or non-standard protocols and ports
- Protect your network against known attacks using IPS signatures
- Mitigate and block DoS attacks
- Configure SSL VPN and IPSec VPN for remote access
- Route packets using ECMP routing
- Deploy FortiGate devices as an HA cluster for fault tolerance and high performance
- Configure the Fortinet Security Fabric
Framework Connections
The materials within this course focus on the NICE Framework Task, Knowledge, and Skill statements identified within the indicated NICE Framework component(s):
Competency Areas
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