FortiSwitch Course Training | FCP in Network Security Certification

In this interactive course, you will learn how to deploy, provision, and manage a FortiSwitch with FortiGate using FortiLink. This course also covers the deployment and troubleshooting of Layer 2 and Layer 3 features, as well as the most common FortiSwitch stack topologies, including those that leverage multichassis link aggregation group (MCLAG) for redundancy and higher performance. You will also learn about FortiSwitch in standalone mode, its unique features, and how to manage a standalone switch directly, or from FortiLAN Cloud.

Product Versions:

FortiGate 7.2.1
FortiSwitch 7.2.0
FortiAnalyzer 7.2.1

Exam:

This course prepares you for the Fortinet NSE 6 – FortiSwitch 7.2 exam.

Associated Certifications:

Fortinet Certified Professional (FCP): Network Security (Part of Elective Exams) *click for more details

Please note:

This course is delivered by the Fortinet team.

Explore the FortiSwitch portfolio and identify the supported management modes
Describe and deploy FortiSwitch in managed switch mode (FortiLink mode)
Understand Ethernet switching, VLANs, link aggregation (LAG), MCLAG, and Layer 2 discovery
Identify the most common FortiSwitch topologies when deploying FortiSwitch in managed switch mode
Understand Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), Rapid Spanning Tree protocol (RSTP), and Multiple Spanning Tree protocol (MSTP) operation and configuration, as well as other loop protection features
Describe and configure Layer 2 security to filter unwanted traffic and perform antispoofing
Configure Layer 2 authentication using 802.1.X, and leverage 802.1X to assign dynamic VLANs to endpoints
Implement advanced features to increase port density, control network access, forward multicast traffic more effectively, and quarantine compromised devices
Prioritize traffic on FortiSwitch by using QoS marking, queuing, and rate limiting features
Simplify endpoint deployment by using Link Layer Discovery Protocol-Media Endpoint Discovery (LLDP-MED)
Share FortiSwitch ports across different VDOMs using multi-tenancy
Monitor FortiSwitch using SNMP, sFlow, and flow sampling
Describe the most useful troubleshooting tools available on FortiSwitch

Managed Switch
Switch Fundamentals
Layer 2 Design
Layer 2 Security
Advanced Features
Monitoring
Standalone Switch
Troubleshooting

This course is intended for networking and security professionals involved in the management, configuration, administration, and monitoring of FortiSwitch devices used to provide secure network access to endpoints.

Basic knowledge in networking
Understanding of layer 2 switching

Understanding of the topics covered in the following courses:

FCP – FortiGate Security
FCP – FortiGate Infrastructure

Overview

Product Versions:

FortiGate 7.2.1
FortiSwitch 7.2.0
FortiAnalyzer 7.2.1

Exam:

This course prepares you for the Fortinet NSE 6 – FortiSwitch 7.2 exam.

Associated Certifications:

Fortinet Certified Professional (FCP): Network Security (Part of Elective Exams) *click for more details

Please note:

This course is delivered by the Fortinet team.

Objective

Explore the FortiSwitch portfolio and identify the supported management modes
Describe and deploy FortiSwitch in managed switch mode (FortiLink mode)
Understand Ethernet switching, VLANs, link aggregation (LAG), MCLAG, and Layer 2 discovery
Identify the most common FortiSwitch topologies when deploying FortiSwitch in managed switch mode
Understand Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), Rapid Spanning Tree protocol (RSTP), and Multiple Spanning Tree protocol (MSTP) operation and configuration, as well as other loop protection features
Describe and configure Layer 2 security to filter unwanted traffic and perform antispoofing
Configure Layer 2 authentication using 802.1.X, and leverage 802.1X to assign dynamic VLANs to endpoints
Implement advanced features to increase port density, control network access, forward multicast traffic more effectively, and quarantine compromised devices
Prioritize traffic on FortiSwitch by using QoS marking, queuing, and rate limiting features
Simplify endpoint deployment by using Link Layer Discovery Protocol-Media Endpoint Discovery (LLDP-MED)
Share FortiSwitch ports across different VDOMs using multi-tenancy
Monitor FortiSwitch using SNMP, sFlow, and flow sampling
Describe the most useful troubleshooting tools available on FortiSwitch

Outline

Managed Switch
Switch Fundamentals
Layer 2 Design
Layer 2 Security
Advanced Features
Monitoring
Standalone Switch
Troubleshooting

Target audience

This course is intended for networking and security professionals involved in the management, configuration, administration, and monitoring of FortiSwitch devices used to provide secure network access to endpoints.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge in networking
Understanding of layer 2 switching

Understanding of the topics covered in the following courses:

FCP – FortiGate Security
FCP – FortiGate Infrastructure

Päivämäärille

` 29 Apr - 1 May, 2024
` 27 May - 29 May, 2024
` 24 Jun - 26 Jun, 2024
` 22 Jul - 24 Jul, 2024
` 19 Aug - 21 Aug, 2024
` 16 Sep - 18 Sep, 2024

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FortiSwitch

Päivämäärille

Follow Up Courses

FortiAnalyzer Administrator

FortiAnalyzer Analyst

Cloud Security for Azure

FortiSwitch

OT Security

Public Cloud Security

FortiEDR

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Zero Trust Access

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Let them know...