NETWORK SECURITY
Starting with FortiGate Firewall
This comprehensive course is designed to give IT professionals and network engineers a solid foundation in managing and configuring FortiGate firewalls. It covers key FortiGate technologies and features, focusing on the essential steps for initial setup, configuration, and administration.
The series starts with an introduction to the Fortinet FortiGate platform, followed by a deep dive into key aspects of firewall management including the CLI, administrative access, and firewall configurations. Learners will also explore different firewall modes and interfaces, routing principles, system settings, and the initial setup process of a FortiGate firewall. By the end of this course, participants will have the practical knowledge required to successfully install a new FortiGate firewall in a network and prepare it for future inspections and policy enforcement.
Course Summary
This course provides foundational skills required to set up, configure, and manage a FortiGate firewall, covering initial deployment, CLI usage, routing, interfaces, and essential administrative tasks.
Piotr Kaluzny
Domain
Network Security
Vendor
Fortinet
Level
Entry
Duration
2 hours
Status
Complete
Key Learnings
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Understand Fortinet FortiGate firewall capabilities and platform types
- Navigate and utilize the FortiGate firewall CLI
- Manage administrative access to FortiGate devices
- Work with firewall configurations and backups
- Differentiate between firewall modes and configure interfaces
- Configure routing
- Adjust essential system settings for optimal performance
- Perform an initial setup and deployment of a FortiGate firewall
Intended Audience
This course is ideal for network administrators, security professionals, IT support engineers, and anyone responsible for implementing or managing network security solutions. It is also suitable for those preparing to work with FortiGate firewalls in their roles or who want to deepen their knowledge of firewall technologies in enterprise settings.
Course Prerequisites
There are no formal prerequisites, but to understand all topics covered in this course, participants should be already familiar with networking and basic network security concepts.
Course Playlist
Introduction
0. Course Introduction
Basic Concepts
1. Introduction to Fortinet FortiGate
2. Firewall CLI
3. Administrative Access
4. Working with Firewall Configurations
Firewall Deployment