Fortigate Firewall Administration Course

Create address objects and address groups in FortiGate by configuring subnets, IP ranges, FQDNs, geography, dynamic, and MAC addresses, then apply them in DMZ firewall policies.

Learn how to upgrade FortiGate firmware from 6.4.5 to 6.4.7 by verifying release notes, checking licensing, downloading from Fortinet support, uploading the image, backing up config, and confirming the upgrade.

Configure a dhcp server on FortiGate firewall via cli and the graphical interface, setting the interface, gateway, ip range, and dns, then save with end.

demonstrates traffic shaping on FortiGate to control bandwidth by user or by ip, using shared and per ip shapers, with policy creation, destination and application targeting, and testing.

Configure a redundant interface on a FortiGate firewall using CLI and the graphical interface, combining two ports into one LAN interface, assigning an IP, and testing failover.

Learn how to switch a FortiGate firewall from NAT to transparent mode, turning it into a switch behind a router, and configure its interface IP and gateway for internet access.

Enable nat in FortiGate transparent mode by configuring an ip pool and applying it in the firewall policy via cli, then verify connectivity with ping.

Learn how Fortigate policy based routing overrides the routing table to steer specific traffic, using two ISPs and hands-on lab examples to route web traffic via a chosen interface.

This lecture explains FortiGate web filter profiles, categories, and actions (block, monitor, warn) with overrides, content filtering, and deep inspection in proxy mode.

Explore FortiGate application control to detect apps by category, assign monitor, block, or quarantine actions, enforce network protocols, and apply traffic shaping to manage bandwidth and user experience.

Explore intrusion prevention (ibis) on FortiGate, creating a custom profile, enabling botnet and signature-based protections, and applying policies to shield a web server from external attacks.

Fortigate local in policies protect internet-facing interfaces by restricting inbound admin traffic and implementing a two-policy approach: allow trusted admin access and deny all else, using cli and gui.

Learn to configure FortiGate's email filter to block spam, phishing, and malware using SMTP, POP3, and IMAP settings, FortiGuard and DNSBL integrations, and CLI options.

Master captive portal setup to authenticate non-domain devices (linux, web servers) via local, radius, or AD users. Configure LAN portal, exempt sources/destinations, redirects, and customizable login pages (GUI and CLI).