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FortiGate Firewall Administration & Security Masterclass
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FortiGate Firewall Administration & Security Masterclass

Hands on Practice Fortigate Firewall
Created byIsrar Ahmed
Last updated 9/2026
English

What you'll learn

  • Configure and manage FortiGate firewalls from scratch using CLI and GUI interfaces.
  • Set up and troubleshoot secure IPsec VPN tunnels for branch-to-HQ connectivity.
  • Perform advanced packet analysis and diagnostics using packet sniffing and debug commands.
  • Implement effective network security policies, routing, and device management best practices.

Course content

1 section • 21 lectures • 5h 19m total length
  • Introduction6:43
  • Class 1- GNS3&VMware Installation24:23
  • Class 2- Fortigate Download and Installation11:57
  • Class 3 - Establish network topology21:01
  • Class 4-Creating a simple policy to get internet on LAN Swtich24:56
  • Class 5- Creating Objects- Enable Web Filter - Enable log allowed traffic11:02
  • Class 6- Static IP Reservations (DHCP Binding) and Allow-Host-Management Policy9:53
  • Class 7 -DHCP lease time- RO profile and user- Restricted to trust host-IVR20:32
  • Class 8 -UTM-Web Filter12:19
  • Class 9- DNS-CA-URL Filtering16:51
  • Class 10 - Application Control14:09
  • Class 11 - IPS9:43
  • Class 12 - SD-WAN-Theroy4:52
  • Class 13 - SDWAN Implementation15:19
  • Class 14 - FortiGate SD-WAN Internet Connectivity and Failover Test10:56
  • Class 15 - SSLVPN15:29
  • Class 16 -Site-2-Site-VPN24:05
  • Class 17 - HA12:02
  • Class 18 - OSPF25:10
  • Class 19 - RIP8:30
  • Class 20 -BGP19:27

Requirements

  • Basic understanding of computer networking concepts (TCP/IP, routing, and switching).

Description

Welcome to the ultimate practical masterclass on FortiGate Firewall Administration! If you want to build a rock-solid foundation in enterprise network security and master next-generation firewalls from the ground up, this course is designed specifically for you.

In this comprehensive course, you will dive deep into real-world networking scenarios using GNS3 and VMware lab environments. We start from absolute scratch—covering initial device installation, VMware setup, and establishing clean network topologies—before moving smoothly into advanced enterprise features and security hardening.

Throughout this journey, you will learn how to configure and manage security policies, implement web filtering, DNS and URL filtering, application control, and intrusion prevention systems (IPS) to protect corporate networks against modern cyber threats. Furthermore, the course guides you step-by-step through advanced traffic steering with SD-WAN implementation, secure site-to-site and SSL VPN remote access tunnels, high availability (HA) clustering for fault tolerance, and dynamic routing protocols like OSPF, RIP, and BGP.

By the end of this masterclass, you will have gained extensive hands-on troubleshooting experience, enabling you to design, deploy, and manage secure corporate networks with absolute confidence. Whether you are an aspiring network engineer, system administrator, or looking to sharpen your practical cybersecurity skills, this course provides everything you need to succeed in your professional career.

Who this course is for:

  • No prior FortiGate experience is required; everything is covered from scratch.