FortiManager Administrator (FMG)

About this course

Centrally manage FortiGate devices with FortiManager. You will set up administrative domains and workspaces, register devices, configure and install device-level settings, manage policies and objects, SD-WAN and the Security Fabric, and troubleshoot.

What you'll learn

• Describe the key features and capabilities of FortiManager
• Deploy administrative domains (ADOMs) to support multiple customers on a single FortiManager
• Restrict concurrent ADOM access by using workspaces and workflow mode
• Use provisioning templates for device-level changes across many devices
• Identify the synchronization states and manage the revision history of managed devices
• Manage firewall policies across multiple FortiGate devices using policy packages with shared and dynamic objects
• Deploy policies and objects from the global ADOM to multiple ADOMs
• Understand Security Fabric integration with FortiManager
• Deploy SD-WAN using central management
• Describe high-availability (HA), backup, and recovery options for FortiManager
• Manage the firmware of supported devices centrally
• Offer a local FortiGuard distribution server to your Fortinet devices
• Diagnose and troubleshoot import and installation issues
• System Requirements If you take the online format of this class, you must use a computer that has the following:
• A high-speed Internet connection
• An up-to-date web browser
• A PDF viewer
• Speakers or headphones
• One of the following:
• HTML 5 support or
• An up-to-date Java Runtime Environment (JRE) with Java plugin enabled in your web browser
• You should use a wired Ethernet connection, not a WiFi connection. Firewalls, including Windows Firewall or FortiClient, must allow connections to the online labs.

Curriculum

Who it's for

Network security administrators managing many FortiGates.

Before you start

• Knowledge of firewall concepts in an IPv4 network
• Familiarity with all topics in FortiGate Security and FortiGate Infrastructure
• Basic understanding of network management systems
• FortiGate Security- NSE4
• FortiGate Infrastructure- NSE4