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FortiSwitch
Skills Gained After completing this course, you will be able to: Explore the FortiSwitch portfolio and identify the supported management modes Describe and deploy FortiSwitch in managed switch mode...
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$2,900 USD
Duration
3 days
Course Code
FO-FORTISWITCH
Available Formats
Classroom
Overview
Skills Gained
- After completing this course, you will be able to:
- Explore the FortiSwitch portfolio and identify the supported management modes
- Describe and deploy FortiSwitch in managed switch mode (FortiLink mode)
- Understand Ethernet switching, VLANs, link aggregation (LAG), MCLAG, and layer 2 discovery
- Identify the most common FortiSwitch topologies when deploying FortiSwitch in managed switch mode
- Understand Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), Rapid Spanning Tree protocol (RSTP), and Multiple Spanning Tree protocol (MSTP) operation and configuration, as well as other loop protection features
- Describe and configure Layer 2 security to filter unwanted traffic and perform antispoofing
- Configure layer 2 authentication using 802.1.X, and leverage 802.1X to assign dynamic VLANs to endpoints
- Implement advanced features to increase port density, control network access, forward multicast traffic more effectively, and quarantine compromised devices
- Prioritize traffic on FortiSwitch by using QoS marking, queuing, and rate limiting features
- Simplify endpoint deployment by using Link Layer Discovery Protocol-Media Endpoint Discovery (LLDPMED)
- Share FortiSwitch ports across different VDOMs using multi-tenancy
- Monitor FortiSwitch using SNMP, sFlow, and flow sampling
- Describe the most useful troubleshooting tools available on FortiSwitch
Who Can Benefit
- Networking and security professionals involved in the management, configuration, administration, and monitoring of FortiSwitch devices used to provide secure network access to endpoints should attend this course.
Prerequisites
- Basic knowledge of networking
- An understanding of layer 2 switching
- An understanding of the topics covered in the following courses:
- FCP FortiGate Security
- FCP FortiGate Infrastructure
Course Details
FortiSwitch
- Managed Switch
- Switch Fundamentals
- Layer 2 Design
- Layer 2 Security
- Advanced Features
- Monitoring
- Standalone Switch
- Troubleshooting
Schedule
3 options available
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Jun 17, 2025 - Jun 19, 2025 (3 days)
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Sep 9, 2025 - Sep 11, 2025 (3 days)
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Dec 2, 2025 - Dec 4, 2025 (3 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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Reviews
The training was great . But i expected some of the Networking concepts would be covered in this certification .
had a good time with the course, however some topics were left out due to the compact amount of time for training.
The class and material is good. I think some of the software needs to be updated.
Good training. A lot to take in for the short amount of time we have though
Overall experiance is very nice. the online training plateform is very advance.
