After this course you can run multiple FortiGates as one coherent enterprise infrastructure: you manage them centrally with FortiManager, review events in FortiAnalyzer, set up high availability, VDOMs and dynamic routing with OSPF and BGP, and connect sites with IPsec and ADVPN. You also learn to harden services with security profiles and make good use of device performance. The course suits you if you already administer FortiGate confidently and are now responsible for larger, distributed environments.
What you’ll take away.
- Manage multiple FortiGates centrally with FortiManager and monitor events with FortiAnalyzer
- Set up high availability, VLANs and VDOMs for enterprise networks
- Route enterprise traffic by combining OSPF and BGP
- Roll out IPsec tunnels with FortiManager templates and configure ADVPN between sites
- Harden services with security profiles and optimise FortiGate resources with hardware acceleration
Your training in detail
- Who is it for?
- Network and security professionals who design or run security infrastructure with FortiGate in larger environments.
- Prerequisites
- Knowledge at FortiGate Administrator level or equivalent experience. Fortinet also recommends knowledge at FortiManager Administrator and FortiAnalyzer Administrator level.
- Format & planning
- Standard length: 3 training days. A different length can be arranged for companies.
Agenda: from understanding to application
Our independently developed agenda proposal. Focus areas, lab environment and scope are agreed before booking.
Network security architecture and central management
VLANs, VDOMs and high availability
Dynamic routing with OSPF and BGP
Security profiles in enterprise use
IPsec and Auto-Discovery VPN (ADVPN)
Security Fabric with FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer
Hardware acceleration on FortiGate
You roll out IPsec tunnels to several sites with FortiManager templates, add ADVPN for direct connections between branches and then review the traffic centrally in FortiAnalyzer.
Exams, licences & credentials
The course covers the content Fortinet defines for Enterprise Firewall Administrator version 7.6, which Fortinet places in its Secure Networking area at NSE 7 level. Fortinet lists the previous NSE 7 Enterprise Firewall 7.6 Administrator exam as discontinued, so check which exam currently applies in the Fortinet Training Institute before booking. The exam and its fee are only included if the offer explicitly confirms this. Any certificate is issued by Fortinet. This is not an official Fortinet course unless the offer states otherwise.
Vendor references & review date
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Your learning content
These objectives describe the training topic. The specific syllabus, dates and trainer are agreed before booking; the written offer is binding.
Frequently asked questions
Which version does the course use?
Fortinet describes the course for FortiGate, FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer version 7.6.
Is basic FortiGate knowledge enough?
No. Fortinet expects knowledge at FortiGate Administrator level or equivalent experience.
Does Fortinet Enterprise Firewall Administrator: running multiple FortiGates centrally include a certificate?
The course covers the content Fortinet defines for Enterprise Firewall Administrator version 7.6, which Fortinet places in its Secure Networking area at NSE 7 level. Fortinet lists the previous NSE 7 Enterprise Firewall 7.6 Administrator exam as discontinued, so check which exam currently applies in the Fortinet Training Institute before booking. The exam and its fee are only included if the offer explicitly confirms this. Any certificate is issued by Fortinet. This is not an official Fortinet course unless the offer states otherwise.