FortiManager – Centralized Device Management

In this two-day class, you will learn the fundamentals of using FortiManager for centralized network administration of many FortiGate devices.

In interactive labs, you will explore deployment strategies, which include single or multiple ADOMs, device registration, policy packages, shared objects, installing configuration changes, provisioning FortiManager as a local FortiGuard Distribution Server, and troubleshoot the features that are critical to day-to-day use after you deploy FortiManager.

Associated Certification:

• This course is part of preparation for the NSE 5 certification exam.

After completing these courses, you will be able to:

• Describe capabilities of FortiManager
• Add FortiGate devices to Device Manager and import their running configuration
• Use provisioning templates and scripts for device-level changes across many devices
• Identify the synchronization states
• Manage the revision history of managed devices
• Offer a local FortiGuard Distribution Server to your Fortinet devices
• Deploy administrative domains (ADOMs) to support multiple customers on a single FortiManager
• 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
• Explain high availability, backup, and recovery options for FortiManager
• Compare methods for centrally managing IPsec VPNs
• Explain the restricted “admin” profile and API high-level usage
• Use workspaces and workflow mode
• Identify steps to replace a managed FortiGate device
• Manage FortiGate devices’ firmware centrally

Lesson 1 – FortiManager Overview

• FortiManager Features
• Device Lifecycle Management
• FortiManager Workflow
• FortiManager Appliance Family
• Administration Interfaces

Lesson 2 – Operating Modes

• Element Management System Mode
• Global Management System Mode
• Administrative Domains

Lesson 3 – Managing Devices

• Adding Devices
• Configuring Devices
• Device Configuration Objects
• Configuration and Installation Status

Lesson 4 – FortiClient Manager

• Installing FortiClient With Central Management Enabled
• Managing FortiClient Licensing
• Adding FortiClient PCs
• Viewing Managed FortiClient PCs
• FortiClient Groups
• Managing FortiClient Configurations

Lesson 5 – Real-Time Monitor

• Monitors
• Alerts
• Device Logs

Lesson 6 – FortiGuard Services

• FortiGuard Distribution Network
• Configuring FortiManager as a Private FDS
• Configuring Devices to Use the FortiManager FDS
• Monitoring Service Usage

Lesson 7 – System Settings

• General Settings
• Network Settings
• Administration Settings
• Local Logs
• Firmware Images
• High Availability

• Anyone who is responsible for day-to-day management of many FortiGate devices via the FortiManager platform.

• Knowledge of firewalling concepts in an IPv4 network
• Familiarity with all topics in FortiGate I and FortiGate II
• Basic understanding of network management systems