Fortinet Professional (FCP) Fortigate & FortiAnalyzer

Build and configure a lab with a wind router, Fortigate firewall, switches, and Linux servers. Set static IPs, DNS, and masquerade for the management network and prepare a VLAN lab.

Configure Fortigate as a local DNS server to keep DNS resolution inside your network. Use a master DNS server or manage entries locally to reduce traffic and latency.

Configure the initial lab firewall by setting wan and lan interfaces, applying ip addresses, enabling masquerade, adding static routes to two gateways, and testing dns and ping connectivity.

Configure RIP version two on Fortigate to advertise MPLS networks and connect firewalls, remove static routes, enable authentication, and verify dynamic routing across the three firewalls.

Learn how to configure BGP, including IBGP and EBGP, set the local AS and router IDs, add neighbors and networks, and enable multi-hop TTL settings on Fortigate devices.

Explore source NAT overload and how the outgoing interface address enables multiple private hosts to share one public IP with port translation.

Add the remote network group to a firewall policy and test LDAP authentication for network one and network two using Active Directory via Windows Server.

Install the Fortinet single sign on (FSO) agent on a Windows Active Directory server to enable transparent authentication with Fortigate devices. Configure the domain controller agent.

Configure site-to-site IPsec VPNs across multiple FortiGate firewalls using the IPsec wizard, establishing encrypted tunnels, with tasks for firewall pairs, HA considerations, and basic troubleshooting for SD-WAN environments.

Enable policy based vpn feature visibility and configure a policy-based ipsec site-to-site vpn between firewall two and firewall three with a Fortigate concentrator in a hub-and-spoke setup.

Configure ssl vpn web mode on Fortigate firewall to provide external users access to internal servers via a full-access portal with split tunneling disabled and predefined bookmarks.

Learn to back up, restore, and manage Fortigate configurations, using local PC, USB, FTP, and TFTP, with CLI and GUI options, encryption, and configuration revisions.

Learn the Fortigate command line interface (CLI) as an alternative to the web GUI. Practice essential commands like config, show, edit, and get, and navigate interfaces and ports.

Discover FortiAnalyzer operating modes by comparing analyzer and collector; configure analyzer to aggregate logs from multiple collectors and enable full-feature analysis, while collectors forward and archive logs for centralized processing.

Learn to create and configure fabric connectors for ITSM, security fabric, and storage, including ServiceNow, Slack, generic connectors, and cloud storage such as AWS S3, Azure Blob, and Google Cloud.

Configure FortiGate lab part 2 by accessing the firewall from Windows 10, set up a DHCP server on the LAN, and create policies to allow DNS and LAN-to-internet traffic.

Split interfaces: port 1 for administrator access with https and ssh, port 2 for log traffic; verify with ping and configure log access and mgmt aliases.

Configure automatic deletion of device log files, reports, quarantine files, and content archives in FortiAnalyzer by time-based rules in system settings.

Add FW2 to FortiAnalyzer, authorize it, and verify connectivity while monitoring logs from FW1 and FW2, including encrypted log transmission.

change the host name of the Fourier analyzer unit via gui or cli, verify in system information and snmp name, and limit to 35 characters with letters, numbers, hyphens, underscores.

Configure the 4D analyzer time by either automatic NTP synchronization or manual setting, then set the time zone and daylight saving time to ensure accurate scheduling, login, and SSL features.

Customize the default columns for all users, displaying traffic, events, and firewall actions, then save as the default view and filter by device and time.

Learn to switch between historical and real-time logs in Fortigate FortiAnalyzer, apply filters, set a time frame, and pause or resume real-time log streams for targeted network insight.

Configure high availability options for Fortigate and FortiAnalyzer to form a 4-unit 4D Analyzer cluster with real-time log synchronization, primary and backup units, and identical operating mode.