Forcepoint · 4 Days

Forcepoint NGFW Administration

Certified Forcepoint NGFW Administrator (CFNA)

Course overview

A hands-on course covering how to install, configure, administer and support Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) and its Security Management Center (SMC) — from deployment and clustering to security policies, VPNs, user authentication and deep traffic inspection.

What you'll learn

  • Understand NGFW engine fundamentals and the available deployment options
  • Operate the Security Management Center (SMC) for centralised administration
  • Configure Firewall/VPN roles, clustering and high availability
  • Build routing, anti-spoofing and granular security policies
  • Apply Multi-Link technology and configure site-to-site and client VPNs
  • Manage users and authentication, including IPsec and SSL VPN access
  • Configure deep traffic inspection and file policies
  • Perform day-to-day administration, logging, monitoring and reporting

Course outline

  1. 1Next Generation Firewall engine
  2. 2Security Management Center (SMC) overview
  3. 3Firewall/VPN role and clustering
  4. 4Routing and anti-spoofing
  5. 5Security policies
  6. 6Log data management
  7. 7Multi-Link technology
  8. 8Multi-Link VPN
  9. 9Users and authentication
  10. 10IPsec VPN client
  11. 11SSL VPN
  12. 12Traffic inspection
  13. 13Inspection and file policies
  14. 14Administration tasks
  15. 15Monitoring, statistics and reports

Who should attend

  • Network and security administrators who deploy and manage Forcepoint NGFW
  • System integrators, consultants and solution architects
  • Pre-sales and post-sales engineers supporting NGFW deployments

Prerequisites

  • Working knowledge of TCP/IP networking, routing and firewall concepts
  • Familiarity with general network security administration

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