NSE 7

• Introduction to Fortinet and Security Fabric
• Overview of Fortinet and its products
• Understanding the Security Fabric approach
• Fabric Connectors and Fabric Path
• FortiOS Architecture
• Understanding FortiOS Architecture and its components
• Configuring FortiOS and its features
• CLI and GUI Configuration
• Traffic and Session Monitoring
• Understanding traffic flow and packet capture
• Configuring traffic shaping, QoS, and bandwidth management
• Session monitoring and troubleshooting
• Routing
• Understanding routing protocols and their configuration
• Configuring static routing, OSPF, and BGP
• Troubleshooting routing issues
• FortiGuard
• Understanding the importance of threat intelligence
• Configuring and managing FortiGuard services
• Analyzing and responding to security events
• High Availability
• Understanding the importance of High Availability in network security
• Configuring and managing High Availability
• Troubleshooting High Availability issues
• Central Management
• Understanding the importance of Central Management in network security
• Configuring and managing Central Management
• Troubleshooting Central Management issues
• Web Filtering
• Understanding the importance of web filtering in network security
• Configuring and managing web filtering
• Analyzing and responding to web-based threats
• Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
• Understanding the importance of IPS in network security
• Configuring and managing IPS
• Analyzing and responding to network-based threats
• IPsec
• Understanding the importance of IPsec in network security
• Configuring and managing IPsec VPNs
• Troubleshooting IPsec VPN issues
• Autodiscovery VPN (ADVPN)
• Understanding the benefits of ADVPN in network security
• Configuring and managing ADVPN
• Troubleshooting ADVPN issues

The course will be delivered through a combination of lectures, discussions, demonstrations, and practical exercises. Course materials, including readings, slides, and handouts, will be made available through an online learning management system. The course will be offered over a period of 8 weeks, with 2-3 hours of study per week.

Assessment will be based on participation in discussions, completion of practical exercises, and a final project that will require students to demonstrate their understanding of the Fortinet NSE-7 exam objectives by configuring and troubleshooting a network environment using Fortinet products.