NSE 5: FortiManager

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NSE 5: FortiManager

Duration: 2 Days

Course Description:

In this two-day class, students will learn the fundamentals of using FortiManager for centralized network administration of many FortiGate devices. In interactive labs, students will explore deployment strategies, which include single or multiple ADOMs, device registration, policy packages, shared objects, installing configuration changes, provisioning FortiManager as a local FortiGuard Distribution Server, and troubleshoot the features that are critical to day-today use after you deploy FortiManager.

Certification:

NSE 5: FortiGate Network Security Management and Analysis

Prerequisite: 

  • Knowledge of firewalling concepts in an IPv4 network 
  • Familiarity with all topics in FortiGate I and FortiGate II 
  • Basic understanding of network management systems

Course Objectives:

After completing these modules, students will be able to:  

  • Describe the key features and capabilities of FortiManager
  • Deploy administrative domains (ADOMs) to support multiple customers on a single FortiManager
  • Restrict concurrent ADOM access by using workspaces and workflow mode
  • Use provisioning templates for device-level changes across many devices
  • Identify the synchronization states and manage the revision history of managed devices
  • Manage firewall policies across multiple FortiGate devices using policy packages with shared and dynamic objects
  • Deploy policies and objects from the global ADOM to multiple ADOMs
  • Understand Security Fabric integration with FortiManager
  • Deploy SD-WAN using central management
  • Describe high-availability (HA), backup, and recovery options for FortiManager
  • Manage the firmware of supported devices centrally
  • Offer a local FortiGuard distribution server to your Fortinet devices
  • Diagnose and troubleshoot import and installation issues

Intended Audience:

Anyone who is responsible for day-to-day management of FortiGate security policies via the FortiManager platform.

Course Outline:

Module 1: Introduction and Initial Configuration

Module 2: Administration and Management

Module 3: Device Registration

Module 4: Device-Level Configuration and Installation

Module 5: Policy and Objects

Module 6: SD-WAN and Security Fabric

Module 7: Diagnostics and Troubleshooting

Module 8: Additional Configuration