Introduction to FortiManager - Central Management Suite
What you'll learn
- Learn how to deploy FortiManager virtual machine in the cloud using AWS EC2
- Add and configure firewalls and configure them remotely using FortiManager Device manager
- Creating and managing Administrative domains
- Creating and managing firewall policies for multiple fortigates from one console
- Manage firmware level on your Fortigates and automate upgrades and downgrades
- Creating and Using global policies
- Configuring local update server (FDN Proxy)
- Converting Fortimanager to FortiAnalyzer for log aggregation and security incidents management
Requirements
- Knowledge of Fortigate platform
- Introduction to Fortigate course is highly recommended
- Desire to learn new technologies
Description
Welcome to Introduction to FortiManager course. Join me in this course to learn the best practices for deploying and managing multiple Fortigate firewalls using FortiManager central management suite,
In this course we will learn how to deploy FortiManager virtual machine in the cloud using AWS EC2
Then we will master each section of the FortiManager configuration such as device management where we can add firewalls to our management and configure them remotely
Creating and managing Administrative domains, which is useful for large organizations looking to segregate multi tenancy devices
Creating and managing firewall policies for multiple fortigates from one console. Leverage shared object database and remote installations for all your security infrastructure.
Manage firmware level on your Fortigates and automate upgrades and downgrades,
Using global policies to create common used firewall rules or company-standard policies to be applied to all our Fortigate, also can be helpful for regulatory or compliance rules that need be applied to multiple devices at once.
Configuring local update server for our fortigates with the ability to roll back and automate security updates
And finally Converting FortiManager to FortiAnalyzer for log aggregation and security incidents management
join me in this course If you want to master FortiManager skills and best security practices.
Who this course is for:
- Firewall Administrators looking for automation and time saving by using central management suite
- Network Administrators looking to manage multiple firewalls at once
- Migration SMEs looking to automate firmware upgrade and rollback ability
Course content
- Preview09:03
Instructor
I'm a professional network security architect, working on major security projects and cloud computing.
I have passion for learning, giving back to the community, and leaving a positive impact.
I teach courses in the Network Security field, including Fortigate, Palo Alto specific courses. I also teach Cloud courses including AWS, Azure and GCP.
Technologies I'm curious about include Docker, K8S, Linux OS (Debian-based), CloudFront CDN, VMWare NSX, Cisco IOS, and Database Acceleration.
People who inspire me include Elon Musk and Steve Jobs.