In this course (formerly Secure Access), you will learn how FortiGate, FortiAP, FortiSwitch, FortiManager, and FortiAuthenticator enable secure connectivity over wired and wireless networks. You will also learn how to provision, administer, monitor, and secure network access using FortiAP, FortiSwitch, and centralized management on FortiManager.

After completing this course, you will be able to:

    Describe capabilities of the Fortinet Secure SD-WAN solution
    Deploy FortiOS SD-WAN solutions with FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer
    Configure advanced user authentication and authorization scenarios using RADIUS and LDAP
    Troubleshoot user authentication and authorization problems
    Implement two-factor authentication using digital certificates
    Implement and troubleshoot RADIUS and syslog single sign-on solutions
    Provision, configure, and manage FortiSwitch using FortiManager over FortiLink
    Configure Layer 2 authentication for wired and wireless users using 802.1X
    Provision, deploy, and manage FortiAP using FortiManager over FortiLink
    Deploy complex wireless networks with dynamic VLAN assignments
    Implement and deploy wireless networks with IoT segmentation
    Secure the wired and wireless network
    Provide secure access to guest users
    Monitor and analyze wireless clients and traffic using FortiWLM
    Automatically quarantine wired and wireless clients using IOC triggers

Networking and security professionals involved in the design, administration, and management of FortiGate, FortiManager, FortiAP, FortiSwitch, and Wireless Manager devices used to secure access to their organization's resources should attend this course.

You must have an understanding of the topics covered in the following courses, or have equivalent experience:

    NSE 4 FortiGate Security
    NSE 4 FortiGate Infrastructure
    NSE 5 FortiManager
    NSE 6 Secure Wireless LAN
    NSE 6 FortiSwitch
    NSE 6 FortiAuthenticator

System Requirements

If you take the online format of this class, you must use a computer that has the following:

    A high-speed Internet connection
    An up-to-date web browser
    A PDF viewer
    Speakers or headphones
    One of the following:
    HTML 5 support;
    An up-to-date Java Runtime Environment (JRE) with Java plugin enabled on your web browser

You should use a wired Ethernet connection, not a WiFi connection. Firewalls, including Windows Firewall or FortiClient, must allow connections to the online labs.

    LDAP and RADIUS
    Certificate-Based Authentication
    RADIUS and Syslog Single Sign-On
    Centralized Management
    FortiSwitch
    Port Security
    Integrated Wireless
    Guest Access
    Enhanced Wireless