FortiGate Firewall: Zero to Administrator

Know what a FortiGate is, build the lab and log in for the first time.

1. Welcome and what you will build
   5 min
2. Next-generation firewalls in plain words
   8 min
3. Building the lab
   14 min
4. First login, GUI tour and the CLI
   12 min
5. Firmware, licences and FortiGuard
   9 min

Turn one physical port into a clean, segmented network.

1. Physical interfaces, roles and administrative access
   10 min
2. VLANs for staff, students and guests
   14 min
3. DHCP and DNS on the FortiGate
   11 min
4. Zones and when to use them
   8 min
5. Labsegment the campus network
   15 min

Allow exactly what the site needs and see every session.

1. How the FortiGate processes a packet
   10 min
2. Addresses, services and schedules
   10 min
3. Writing your first policies
   15 min
4. Source NAT, IP pools and virtual IPs
   14 min
5. Policy hygiene and audits
   9 min
6. Labpolicies for a real site
   15 min

Control web, applications and threats without breaking the business.

1. Web filtering with FortiGuard categories
   13 min
2. Application control
   11 min
3. SSL inspection without breaking everything
   15 min
4. Antivirus, IPS and DNS filter
   12 min
5. Laba filtering policy the school accepts
   15 min

Write rules by person and group, not by IP address.

1. Local users, groups and admin accounts
   9 min
2. Active Directory with LDAP
   13 min
3. FSSO for transparent login
   13 min
4. Captive portal for guests
   10 min

Connect branches and remote staff securely.

1. IPsec basics without the maths
   11 min
2. Site-to-site VPN between two FortiGates
   16 min
3. Remote access for staff
   15 min
4. Troubleshooting VPN
   13 min
5. Labconnect the branch office
   15 min

Use two internet lines well and fail over cleanly.

1. Static routes, distance and priority
   10 min
2. SD-WAN with two ISPs
   15 min
3. Failover testing
   10 min

Know what happened, when and by whom.

1. Log settings and where logs go
   10 min
2. Reading forward traffic and security logs
   13 min
3. FortiView dashboards and reports
   9 min

Keep the firewall running through failures and upgrades.

1. HA active-passive
   14 min
2. Backups and configuration revisions
   8 min
3. Firmware upgrade without drama
   12 min
4. Hardening checklist
   10 min

Solve real problems fast with the built-in tools.

1. A troubleshooting method
   8 min
2. Packet sniffer
   13 min
3. Debug flow
   14 min
4. Performance problems
   11 min
5. LabFinal project: the whole site
   20 min