FortiSwitch Administrator

  • Duration: 3 days (18 hours)
  • Date: on request

FortiSwitch Administrator

This course will help:
  • Gain the knowledge and skills required to deploy, commission, and manage FortiSwitch using FortiGate and FortiLink technology
  • Learn how to deploy and troubleshoot Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking functions
  • Explore common FortiSwitch topologies, including the use of Multichassis Link Aggregation Groups (MCLAG) to improve redundancy and performance
  • Gain an understanding of FortiSwitch operation in standalone mode and its capabilities
  • Learn how to manage a standalone FortiSwitch directly or using FortiEdge Cloud
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Course syllabus:

  • Switch Fundamentals
  • Managed Switch
  • Basic Administration
  • STP
  • Layer 2 Design
  • Layer 2 Security
  • Advanced Features
  • QoS and Multi-Tenancy
  • Monitoring
  • Standalone Switch and FortiEdge Cloud
  • Standalone Switch—Layer 2 and Layer 3
  • Troubleshooting

You will learn:

  • 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 groups (LAG), multichassis link aggregation groups (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
  • 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

Pre-requisites:

This course assumes that participants have basic knowledge of networking technologies and understand Layer 2 switching principles. Participants should also have an understanding of the topics covered in the FortiGate 7.6 Administrator course or equivalent practical experience.

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