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Next-Generation Fortinet Fortigate Firewall

Our comprehensive Fortinet FortiGate Firewall training delivers expert instruction on deploying, configuring, and managing Fortinet's industry-leading next-generation firewalls. This course is designed to equip IT and security professionals with the skills necessary to protect complex enterprise networks from evolving threats using Fortinet's advanced security fabric.

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Exam code
NSE4
Course fee
BDT 15,000
Exam cost
BDT 30000
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Why choose this course?

Everything you need to get certified

Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) Basics
Hands-On FortiGate Configuration
Security Policies & NAT Setup
VPN (IPsec & SSL) Implementation
Intrusion Prevention & Web Filtering
Real-World Security Lab Practice
FCP/FCSS Exam Preparation
Career Growth in Network Security & SOC Roles

Course overview

Our comprehensive Fortinet FortiGate Firewall training delivers expert instruction on deploying, configuring, and managing Fortinet's industry-leading next-generation firewalls. This course is designed to equip IT and security professionals with the skills necessary to protect complex enterprise networks from evolving threats using Fortinet's advanced security fabric.

Who should enroll

Ideal candidates

  • Network Security Engineers
  • Firewall and Network Administrators 
  • Cybersecurity Analysts and Consultants 
  • IT Professionals seeking Fortinet certification 
  • Security Operations Center (SOC) staff 
  • Anyone responsible for enterprise network protection

Prerequisites

  • Fundamental networking knowledge (TCP/IP, routing, switching)
  • Basic understanding of firewall concepts and network security 
  • Familiarity with command-line interface (CLI) and web-based management consoles

Career outcomes

Fortinet Firewall Administrator 
Network Security Engineer 
Cybersecurity Analyst 
Security Operations Center (SOC) Analyst 
IT Security Specialist 
System & Network Administrator (with security focus) 
Firewall & Network Administrator 
Network Security Consultant (Fortinet Specialist) 
IT Security Architect 
Cybersecurity Consultant

Your certification path after this course

Fortinet (FCP) - Network Security

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Fortinet (FCSS) - Network Security

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Fortinet (FCX) - Cybersecurity

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MODULE 01: Deployment and system configuration
Deployment and system configuration
  • Perform initial configuration
  • FortiGate factory default settings
  • FortiGuard licenses
  • FortiGate administrative access
  • FortiGate as a DHCP server
  • System configuration file backup and restore
  • FortiGate firmware upgrades
  • Use cases
  • Configure log settings and diagnose problems using the logs
  • Log workflow
  • Log storage options
  • Device registration on FortiAnalyzer
  • Log message viewing and searching
  • Configure FortiGate Clustering Protocol (FGCP) high-availability (HA) cluster
  • FortiGate HA
  • HA setting modifications
  • Session synchronization for seamless failover
  • HA management interface
  • Typical operation of an HA cluster
  • HA cluster firmware upgrade
  • Use cases
  • Diagnose resource and connectivity problems
  • Abnormal behavior monitoring
  • Physical and network layer problems
  • Connectivity problems—sniffer and debug flow
  • Resource problems—high CPU and memory usage
  • Memory conserve mode
  • Use cases—troubleshoot resource and connectivity problems
  • Describe FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall (CNF) and FortiGate VMs in the public cloud
  • Threats and challenges in the public cloud
  • Fortinet public cloud solutions
  • FortiGate VMs in the cloud
  • FortiGate CNF
  • Use cases—FortiGate CNF and FortiGate VMs in the cloud
  • Explain FortiSASE administration and user onboarding methods
  • Challenges with remote work
  • Secure access service edge (SASE) architecture
  • FortiSASE components
  • Security features
  • Use cases—FortiSASE
MODULE 02: Firewall policies and authentication
Firewall policies and authentication
  • Configure firewall policies
  • Firewall policies
  • Inspection modes for firewall policies
  • Firewall policy traffic logs
  • Use cases
  • Configure source network address translation (SNAT) and destination network address translation (DNAT) options in firewall policies
  • SNAT configuration
  • Firewall policy to perform DNAT using virtual IP (VIP) addresses
  • Use cases
  • DNAT settings using a VIP
  • Configure different methods of firewall authentication
  • Remote LDAP authentication server on FortiGate
  • Remote RADIUS authentication server on FortiGate
  • Active and/or passive authentication
  • Firewall user monitoring on the FortiGate GUI
  • Use cases
  • Explain how to deploy and configure Fortinet Single Sign-On (FSSO)
  • FSSO in domain controller (DC) agent mode
  • Collector agent
  • FSSO login issues
  • Use cases—FortiGate FSSO authentication
MODULE 03: Content inspection
Content inspection
  • Explain and inspect encrypted traffic using certificates
  • Full SSL/SSH inspection for outbound traffic
  • Private certificate authority (CA) certificates on endpoints
  • Certification issues
  • Use cases
  • Identify FortiGate inspection modes and configure web filtering
  • Inspection mode (flow or proxy) based on security needs
  • Certificate inspection for web filtering
  • Web filter profiles in flow-based and proxy-based inspection modes
  • FortiGuard categories
  • URL filters
  • Web filtering issues
  • Use cases
  • Configure application control to monitor and control network applications
  • Application control in profile mode
  • Application control event monitoring
  • Traffic matching with application control profile issues
  • Use cases—application traffic controlling
  • Configure antivirus scanning modes to neutralize malware threats
  • Antivirus profiles in flow-based and proxy-based inspection modes
  • Protocol options
  • Antivirus events—log and monitor
  • Common antivirus issues
  • Configure an intrusion prevention system (IPS) to protect a network from threats and vulnerabilities
  • IPS sensors
  • IPS high-CPU usage issues
  • Use cases—Blocking known exploits
MODULE 04: Routing
Routing
  • Configure and route packets using static routes
  • Static routing
  • Routing table on FortiGate
  • Route redundancy and load balancing
  • Use cases
  • Configure SD-WAN to load balance traffic between multiple WAN links effectively
  • SD-WAN concepts
  • Main use cases for SD-WAN
  • SD-WAN on FortiGate
  • Routing behavior in an SD-WAN context
  • SD-WAN behavior, link usage, and quality status
  • Use cases
MODULE 05: VPNs
VPNs
  • Implement a meshed or partially redundant IPsec VPN
  • IPsec VPN concepts
  • IPsec VPN using the IPsec wizard
  • Redundant VPN between two FortiGate devices
  • IPsec VPNs and review logs
  • IPsec VPN issues
  • Use cases
Asish Halder
Asish Halder
Sr. Technical Trainer

Hello, I am Ashish Halder, a Senior Network Administration & Security Trainer and Consultant with over 16 years of experience in the IT training and consulting domain. I hold the prestigious certification of CCIE Data Center, CCIE Security, CCIE Enterprise, CCNP DC, CCNP SP, CCNP Security, CISCO ACI, CCNP Enterprise, CCNA, Palo-Alto, FortiGate. My deep understanding of network security technologies has enabled me to guide hundreds of professionals and enterprises toward building secure and robust IT infrastructures.

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