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FortiGate Administrator
Skills Gained 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...
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$3,800 USD
Duration
4 days
Course Code
FO-FGT-ADM
Available Formats
Classroom
Overview
Skills Gained
- 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
Who Can Benefit
- 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.
Prerequisites
- Knowledge of network protocols
- Basic understanding of firewall concepts
- You should have a thorough understanding of all the topics covered in the FortiGate Operator course before attending the FortiGate Administrator course.
Schedule
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Jul 21, 2025 - Jul 24, 2025 (4 days)
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Aug 25, 2025 - Aug 28, 2025 (4 days)
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Oct 6, 2025 - Oct 9, 2025 (4 days)
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Nov 17, 2025 - Nov 20, 2025 (4 days)
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Dec 15, 2025 - Dec 18, 2025 (4 days)
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Does the course schedule include a Lunchbreak?
Classes typically include a 1-hour lunch break around midday. However, the exact break times and duration can vary depending on the specific class. Your instructor will provide detailed information at the start of the course.
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