FORTINET

WORKSHOP SYLLABUS
FortiGate

Lesson 1 – Overview and System Setup
• Unified Threat Management 

• The Fortinet Solution 

• Firewall Basics 

• FortiGate Capabilities and Components 

• Device Administration 


Lesson 2 – Logging and Alerts
• Logging Levels 

• Log Storage Locations 

• Log Types 

• Viewing Log Files 

• Content Archiving 

• Alert Email 

• SNMP 

• Reporting using a FortiAnalyzer device 


Lesson 3 – Firewall Policies 

• Policy Matching 

• Firewall Policy Elements 

• Identity-Based Policies 

• Threat Management 

• Traffic Shaping 

• Load Balancing 


Lesson 4 – Authentication 

• Authentication Methods 

• Authenticated Operations 

• Users and User Groups 

• Identity-Based Policies and Authentication Rules 

• Monitoring Firewall Authentication 


Lesson 5 – Antivirus 

• Virus Types 

• Antivirus Elements 

• File Filters 

• Virus Databases 

• Grayware 

• Quarantine 

• Antivirus Profiles 


Lesson 6 – Intrusion Prevention System
• IPS Signatures
• IPS Sensors
• Attack Types
• Monitoring IPS Attacks

Lesson 7 – Web Filtering
• Web Filtering Elements 

• URL Filter 

• FortiGuard Web Filter 

• Web Filtering Overrides 

• Local Ratings 

• Local Categories 

• Web Content Filter 

• Web Filter Profiles 


Lesson 8 – Application Control 

• Application Types 

• Application Control Lists 


Lesson 9 – High Availability
• High Availability Modes of Operation
o Active-Passive
o Active-Active

• Failover
• Session Synchronization

Lesson 10 – Hands On
• Firewall Setup (Basic)
• Firewall HA
• UTM Function
• Troubleshooting

FortiAnalyzer

Lesson 1 – FortiAnalyzer Overview, Configuration and Administration
• FortiAnalyzer Features 

• Logging and Reporting Workflow 

• ForitAnalyzer Setup 

• Administration Interfaces 

• FortiAnalyzer Administration 

• Backup and Restore 

• Administration Domains 


Lesson 2 – Device Registration 

• Adding a Device 

• Disk Quota Usage 

• Blocking Devices 

• Securing Communications 


Lesson 3 – Logs and Alerts
• Log Messages 

• Logging Requirements 

• Log Data Management 
 

• Viewing Logs 

• Searching Logs 

 • Advanced Search Queries 

• Backing Up and Restoring Logs 

• Log Aggregation 

• Alerts 


Lesson 4 – Reports 

• Design Considerations 

• Generating Reports 

• Charts 

• FortiAnalyzer Data Sets 

• Designing SQL Queries 

• Report Calendar 

• Browsing Reports 


Lesson 5 – Hands On
• FortiAnalyzer Setup
• Integration with Firewall
• Generate Report