This hands-on workshop provides a high-level technical understanding of the Sophos UTM modules. Learn about the components and the UTM Manager; focussing particularly on policies, system configuration and operational management, along with basic troubleshooting.

This hands-on workshop provides a high-level technical understanding of the Sophos UTM modules. Learn about the components and the UTM Manager; focussing particularly on policies, system configuration and operational management, along with basic troubleshooting.

This course is designed for anyone who has had exposure to Sophos UTM and wishes to increase their technical understanding of the product to a higher level, particularly in order to sit the UTM Certified Engineer examination.

The Sophos UTM Engineer training equips you with the skills and knowledge to configure and maintain the Sophos UTM for everyday operation in network environments with low to medium complexity.

• UTM architecture overview, configuration and installation wizards
• The WebAdmin interface, dashboards, functions and shortcuts
• Setting up a basic system configuration, dealing with licenses, system settings, Up2Date service, NTP configuration backup, notification and logging
• Configure the network settings such as ports, DNS, DHCP and static routing. In addition, definition of network objects, services and scheduled events
• Network security using Network Address Translation (NAT) and packet filtering
• Locking content to users, monitoring of URLs and blocking of suspicious Internet traffic and providing audit functions
• Protecting businesses against spam and malicious code using the functions of e-mail security
• Configuration and rollout of an IPSec-based site-to-site VPN and remote access via SSL, PPTP or IPSec-based VPN
• Efficient systems management with support tools, SNMP, remote syslog, reports, and Central Management (UTM Sophos CC)
• Sophos UTM Engineer Certification™ subject to separate online assessment

Upon successful completion of this course you will be able to:

• Describe all significant features of all of the UTM modules
• Prepare recommendations around deployment and best practice within a low complex environment
• Set up a basic system configuration
• Create and apply policies across the UTM suite
• Centrally manage and monitor UTM devices via the Sophos UTM Manager
• Resolve issues of low to medium complexity
• Identify how to best capture information on complex problems, communicate effectively for resolution and manage the resolution path