FortiAnalyzer Administrator

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Course Overview

Firewalls are your first line of defense—and FortiGate is one of the most powerful tools available. According to Forrester Research, organizations with well-managed firewalls reduce their risk of data breaches by up to 60%. This four-day FortiGate Administrator training course gives you the practical skills to properly configure, manage, and troubleshoot FortiGate firewalls—strengthening your organization’s security from the inside out.

You’ll work hands-on with firewall policies, NAT, user authentication, VPNs, SD-WAN, high availability, and security profiles like antivirus and web filtering. By the end of the course, you’ll be prepared to confidently deploy and manage FortiGate features in complex network environments and contribute directly to your organization’s security posture.

Who Should Attend

Anyone who is responsible for the day-to-day management of FortiAnalyzer devices should attend this course.

Course Objectives

    By the end of this course, you’ll understand how to implement and administer the most commonly used features in FortiGate. The course offers practical knowledge and guided labs to help you:

    • Configure FortiGate from factory default to a fully secured network setup
    • Create and manage firewall policies, NAT, and user authentication
    • Set up and troubleshoot IPsec and SSL VPN connections
    • Apply security profiles like antivirus, web filtering, and application control
    • Implement high availability, SD-WAN, and diagnostic tools for resilient network performance

Course Outline

System and Network Settings

  • Configure interfaces, zones, and DNS
  • Set up administrative access and accounts
  • Explore GUI and CLI tools
  • Review system information and licensing

Firewall Policies and NAT

  • Create and manage IPv4 and IPv6 policies
  • Apply security profiles to policies
  • Configure SNAT and DNAT
  • Monitor traffic sessions and policy hits

Routing

  • Analyze the route table
  • Configure static and policy-based routes
  • Implement ECMP routing
  • Set up route priority and administrative distance

Firewall Authentication

  • Implement identity-based policies
  • Configure local and remote user authentication
  • Monitor firewall-authenticated sessions
  • Enforce policy authentication methods

Fortinet Single Sign-On (FSSO)

  • Integrate FSSO with Microsoft AD
  • Configure polling and agent-based modes
  • Create FSSO-based policies
  • Troubleshoot FSSO user identification

Certificate Operations

  • Understand digital certificates and encryption
  • Import and generate local certificates
  • Configure certificate inspection for SSL/TLS
  • Use certificates in authentication and VPNs

Antivirus

  • Apply antivirus profiles to policies
  • Understand proxy vs. flow-based inspection
  • Manage quarantine settings
  • Interpret antivirus logs and alerts

Web Filtering

  • Block or allow websites by category or URL
  • Use static and dynamic web filtering
  • Customize warning and block pages
  • Monitor filter logs and events

Intrusion Prevention and Application Control

  • Detect and block known vulnerabilities
  • Create application control profiles
  • Monitor app usage and behavior
  • Control access for risky applications

SSL VPN

  • Set up SSL VPN portals and policies
  • Configure split tunneling and authentication
  • Assign internal resource access
  • Troubleshoot VPN connection issues

IPsec VPN

  • Configure IPsec site-to-site tunnels
  • Understand phase 1 and phase 2
  • Use route-based and policy-based VPNs
  • Verify and troubleshoot VPN tunnels

SD-WAN Configuration and Monitoring

  • Define SD-WAN members and rules
  • Configure health checks and SLAs
  • Prioritize traffic and set thresholds
  • Monitor SD-WAN performance

Security Fabric

  • Identify Security Fabric components
  • Enable device discovery and integration
  • Share threat intelligence
  • Use connectors with third-party services

High Availability

  • Understand HA modes and failover
  • Configure HA clustering
  • Sync sessions and configurations
  • Test redundancy and simulate failover

Diagnostics and Troubleshooting

  • Use CLI for debugging
  • Analyze logs and sessions
  • Perform packet captures and flow traces
  • Resolve policy and routing issues

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Class Dates & Times

Class times are listed Eastern time

This is a 1-day class

Price : $950.00

NERCOMP Price : $902.50

Available Class Dates

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Register 07/10/2025 9:00AM - 5:00PM Online VILT
Register 09/04/2025 9:00AM - 5:00PM Online VILT