In this course, you will learn how to use the most common FortiGate features. In interactive labs, you will explore firewall policies, user authentication, high availability, SSL VPN, site-to-site IPsec VPN, Fortinet Security Fabric, and how to protect your network using security profiles, such as IPS, antivirus, web filtering, application control, and more. These administration fundamentals will provide you with a solid understanding of how to implement the most common FortiGate features.

After completing this course, you will be able to:

Configure FortiGate basic networking from factory default settings

Configure and control administrator access to FortiGate

Use the GUI and CLI for administration

Control network access to configured networks using firewall policies

Apply port forwarding, source NAT, and destination NAT

Analyze a FortiGate route table

Route packets using policy-based and static routes for multi-path and load-balanced deployments

Authenticate users using firewall policies

Monitor firewall users from the FortiGate GUI

Offer Fortinet Single Sign-On (FSSO) access to network services, integrated with Microsoft Active Directory (AD)

Understand encryption functions and certificates

Inspect SSL/TLS-secured traffic to prevent encryption used to bypass security policies

Configure security profiles to neutralize threats and misuse, including viruses, torrents, and inappropriate websites

Apply application control techniques to monitor and control network applications that might use standard or non-standard protocols and ports

Offer an SSL VPN for secure access to your private network

Establish an IPsec VPN tunnel between two FortiGate devices

Configure static routing

Configure SD-WAN underlay, overlay, and, local breakout

Identify the characteristics of the Fortinet Security Fabric

Deploy FortiGate devices as an HA cluster for fault tolerance and high performance

Diagnose and correct common problems

Networking and security professionals involved in the management, configuration, administration, and monitoring of FortiGate devices used to secure their organizations' networks should attend this course.

You should have a thorough understanding of all the topics covered in the FortiGate Operator course before attending the FortiGate Administrator course

• Knowledge of network protocols
• Basic understanding of firewall concepts

1. System and Network Settings

2. Firewall Policies and NAT

3. Routing

4. Firewall Authentication

5. Fortinet Single Sign-On (FSSO)

6. Certificate Operations

7. Antivirus

8. Web Filtering

9. Intrusion Prevention and Application Control

10. SSL VPN

11. IPsec VPN

12. SD-WAN Configuration and Monitoring

13. Security Fabric

14. High Availability

15. Diagnostics and Troubleshooting

This course is intended to help you prepare for the FCP - FortiGate 7.4 Administrator exam. This exam is part of the following certification tracks:

• Fortinet Certified Professional - Network Security
• Fortinet Certified Professional - Public Cloud Security

Fortinet Certified Professional - Security Operations