Fortinet NSE 6 - FortiADC

Distributed applications create operational risk when delivery, load balancing, and security controls are configured inconsistently. IT Directors can assign this intermediate Fortinet NSE 6 - FortiADC training to security professionals and network security practitioners with roughly 3–5 years of infrastructure experience who support Fortinet application delivery environments.

The course is a realistic ~10-hour per-learner investment covering initial FortiADC configuration, virtual servers, server and global load balancing, troubleshooting, VDOMs, security, advanced networking, SSL offload, and additional FortiADC features. It also aligns to the FortiADC exam, one of the exams required for the NS6 Network Security Specialist certification.

For change management, Team Leads can sequence the training by operational priority: baseline configuration first, then load balancing and troubleshooting, then security and SSL offload. CBT Nuggets Playlists and Team Reporting can help Training Managers assign the right modules and monitor completion across the team.

IT teams complete this FortiADC training to improve the availability, security, and optimization of distributed applications supported by Fortinet ADC infrastructure.

• Stabilize application delivery: Practitioners learn FortiADC initial configuration, virtual servers, and server load balancing to support more consistent application access.
• Reduce troubleshooting time: The troubleshooting section gives teams a shared FortiADC workflow and vocabulary when application delivery issues arise.
• Segment administration and services: VDOM coverage helps teams understand how FortiADC can be organized for separate operational contexts.
• Improve secure delivery: Security and SSL offload topics prepare practitioners to support encrypted application traffic and FortiADC security controls without treating performance and protection as separate workstreams.

Knowledge

• FortiADC’s role as an application delivery controller in distributed application environments
• Initial FortiADC configuration concepts and operational setup steps
• Virtual server and load balancing concepts, including advanced server load balancing topics
• FortiADC troubleshooting areas covered in the course
• VDOM, security, global load balancing, advanced networking, and SSL offload concepts

Ability

• Configure and maintain core FortiADC settings for application delivery use cases
• Build FortiADC virtual servers and apply load balancing configurations
• Work through FortiADC troubleshooting scenarios with a structured approach
• Apply FortiADC security, VDOM, advanced networking, and SSL offload features covered in training
• Prepare for the FortiADC exam as part of the broader NS6 Network Security Specialist certification path