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Fortinet Certified Fundamentals in Cybersecurity (FCP in Network security)

In this hands-on course, you will gain the skills needed to deploy, provision, and manage a FortiSwitch with FortiGate using FortiLink.

Fortinet Certified Fundamentals in Cybersecurity (FCP in Network security) Elective 6

 In this hands-on course, you will gain the skills needed to deploy, provision, and manage a FortiSwitch with FortiGate using FortiLink. The course also covers the setup and troubleshooting of Layer 2 and Layer 3 features, along with the most common FortiSwitch stack topologies, including those that use multichassis link aggregation group (MCLAG) for improved redundancy and performance. Additionally, you will learn about FortiSwitch in standalone mode, its distinctive features, and how to manage a standalone switch either directly or via FortiLAN Cloud.

Elective Course

  • FortiClient EMS Administrator
  • FortiManager
  • FortiAnalyzer Administrator
  • FortiAuthenticator Administrator
  • FortiNAC
  • FortiSwitch
  • Secure Wireless LAN Administrator

FortiSwitch

 In this hands-on course, you will gain the skills needed to deploy, provision, and manage a FortiSwitch with FortiGate using FortiLink. The course also covers the setup and troubleshooting of Layer 2 and Layer 3 features, along with the most common FortiSwitch stack topologies, including those that use multichassis link aggregation group (MCLAG) for improved redundancy and performance. Additionally, you will learn about FortiSwitch in standalone mode, its distinctive features, and how to manage a stand alone switch either directly or via FortiLAN Cloud.

Objectives

  • Explore the FortiSwitch portfolio and identify the supported management modes.
  • 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 for managed switch mode deployment.
  • Understand and congure Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP), and Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP), as well as other loop protec
  • tion features.
  • Congure Layer 2 security to lter unwanted tra c and prevent spoo ng.
  • Implement 802.1X Layer 2 authentication and use dynamic VLAN assignment for endpoints.
  • Implement advanced features to increase port density, control network access, forward multicast tra c, and quarantine compromised devices.
  • Prioritize tra c on FortiSwitch using QoS marking, queuing, and rate limiting.
  • Simplify endpoint deployment with Link Layer Discovery Protocol-Media Endpoint Discovery (LLDP-MED).
  • Enable multi-tenancy by sharing FortiSwitch ports across di erent VDOMs.
  • Monitor FortiSwitch performance using SNMP, sFlow, and ow sampling.
  • Utilize troubleshooting tools available on FortiSwitch for e ective problem resolution.

Target Audience

  • Targeted at networking and security professionals.
  • Focuses on the management, conguration, administration, and monitoring of FortiSwitch devices.
  • Aims 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

Course Syllabus

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

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