Getting Started with FortiGate

This book will take you from complete novice to expert user in simple, progressive steps. It covers all the concepts you need to administer a FortiGate unit with lots of examples and clear explanations.

Key Features

• Learn about FortiGate and FortiOS 5 starting from the ground up, with no previous knowledge of Fortinet products
• Understand and deliver Routing, VLANs, NAT, and high availability solutions using FortiGate units
• Design and deploy security policies, content filters, and endpoint security using UTM features inside a FortiGate unit

Book Description

What you will learn

• Configure static and dynamic routing in a FortiGate unit
• Filter spam, viruses, and illegitimate Internet activities using the UTM features of FortiGate
• Enforce compliance and block threats using IPS and endpoint controls
• Design tunnels with SSL and IPSEC to extend your network in a secure manner
• Use high availability solutions including link aggregation, clustering, and virtual domains
• Identify the main features and uses of the Forticlient software
• Troubleshoot issues related to the aforementioned features

Who this book is for

This book is intended for network administrators, security managers, and IT pros. It is a great starting point if you have to administer or configure a FortiGate unit, especially if you have no previous experience. For people that have never managed a FortiGate unit, the book helpfully walks through the basic concepts and common mistakes. If your work requires assessing the security of a corporate network or you need to interact with people managing security on a Fortinet product, then this book will be of great benefit. No prior knowledge of Fortigate is assumed.