In this course, you will learn how to use the most common FortiGate features including firewall policies, user authentication, high availability, SSL VPN, site-to-site IPsec VPN, Fortinet Security Fabric, and how to protect your network using security profiles, such as IPS, antivirus, web filtering, application control, and more. These administration fundamentals will provide you with a solid understanding of how to implement the most common FortiGate features.
FortiGate Administrator
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FortiGate Administrator
This course is part of Fortinet Network Security Specialization
Instructor: Fortinet Training Institute
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7 hours to complete
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MS
Reviewed on Jan 23, 2025
An amazing course from Fortinet Academy. It really helped me to understand the basics of FortiGate product and their administration. Good course for Fortinet professionals.
YM
Reviewed on Dec 11, 2024
Es excelente, pero desearía lo tengan con traducción para entender algunos términos adicionales en español.
MM
Reviewed on Jun 15, 2024
The course has decent content, however many graded assignment questions are not from the content of the module or even the previous modules.
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