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FortiGate Administrator (FCP) Online Training

This FortiGate Administrator course prepares intermediate network administrators and security engineers for managing Fortinet firewalls. Configure dynamic routing, set up failover and ECMP routes, and manage DHCP services on FortiGate devices! Take this course and you’ll build the skills needed to secure and optimize enterprise networks using Fortinet’s powerful security infrastructure.

Updated May 2025

27Skills
228Videos
28hTotal
228 videos28h

Who This Course Is For

This course is great for network administrators, security engineers, and IT consultants looking to advance their FortiGate firewall administration skills. It’s also a great starting point for beginners pursuing a career in network security. Whether you’re earning certifications or proving your expertise, this training covers foundational to advanced FortiGate configuration and management skills.

Skills Your Team Will Gain

  • Configure dynamic routing protocols (OSPF, BGP) on FortiGate devices
  • Set up failover strategies and ECMP routes for high availability
  • Manage DHCP services in FortiGate environments
  • Implement headquarters (HQ) configurations for centralized management
  • Optimize the FortiGate DataPlane for efficient traffic handling
  • Bootstrap new FortiGate firewalls for rapid deployment

Course Curriculum

  • Premium skill.Bootstrap a New Firewall51m
  • Premium skill.Configure the DataPlane54m
  • Premium skill.Configure HQ-FW258m
  • Premium skill.Configure HQ-FW358m
  • Premium skill.Configure DHCP Services1h 10m
  • Premium skill.Configure Failover + ECMP Routes44m
  • Premium skill.Configure Dynamic Routing51m
  • Premium skill.Configure Firewall Policies1h 8m
  • Premium skill.Configure Source Address Translation1h 9m
  • Premium skill.Configure FortiGate DNAT1h 4m
  • Premium skill.Configure Certificates on a FortiGate49m
  • Premium skill.Configure Outbound SSL Inspection1h 4m
  • Premium skill.Configure Inbound SSL Inspection48m
  • Premium skill.Configure FortiGate Web Filtering45m
  • Premium skill.Configure FortiGate AntiVirus1h 6m
  • Premium skill.Configure FortiGate DNS Filtering60m
  • Premium skill.Configure FortiGate Application Control1h 16m
  • Premium skill.Configure FortiGate IPS1h 13m
  • Premium skill.Configure FortiGate DoS Prevention1h 14m
  • Premium skill.Configure FortiGate S2S IPsec VPNs1h 12m
  • Premium skill.Configure FortiGate SSL VPNs55m
  • Premium skill.Configure FortiGate HA1h 7m
  • Premium skill.Configure FortiGate SD-WAN1h 15m
  • Premium skill.Configure FortiGate User Authentication55m
  • Premium skill.Configure FortiGate Admins and 2FA59m
  • Premium skill.Configure Fortinet Security Fabric1h
  • Premium skill.Troubleshoot FortiGate Firewalls1h 33m

Certification

FCP in Security Operations

The Fortinet Certified Professional in Security Operations (FCP in Security Operations) certification validates the skills and knowledge of security professionals in configuring, managing, and monitoring Fortinet security solutions. It is designed fo...

Exam FCP_FGT_AD-7.6, FCP_FAZ_AN-7.4Level ProfessionalDifficulty IntermediateCost $200 per exam
FortiOSSecurity OperationsIncident ResponseSecurity AnalysisNetwork Security
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For IT leaders

What IT leaders need to know before assigning this course

FortiGate environments create operational risk when firewall administration is concentrated in a few specialists or handled inconsistently across sites. IT Directors can assign this Fortinet NSE 4 - FortiOS 7.6 Administrator training to network and security teams that need a shared, practical baseline for deploying, securing, and troubleshooting FortiGate firewalls.

The course is best fit for IT Practitioners who support firewall operations, VPN access, routing, NAT, web and DNS filtering, IPS, HA, SD-WAN, and Fortinet Security Fabric. Plan for about 28 hours per learner, making it suitable for a multi-week enablement plan rather than a one-off lunch-and-learn. Team Leads should expect change-management value in standardizing how staff approach firewall policies, inspection, authentication, and failover configurations.

For organizations aligning training to Fortinet’s FCP in Security Operations path, CBT Nuggets Playlists help Training Managers sequence rollout, while Team Reporting helps IT leaders track completion and readiness across the team.

Team Impact

How this training helps your team succeed

IT teams complete this training to reduce firewall misconfiguration risk and build repeatable FortiGate administration practices across production environments. The curriculum follows real operational work: bootstrapping new firewalls, configuring the data plane, routing, DHCP, NAT, DNAT, SSL inspection, filtering, VPNs, HA, SD-WAN, authentication, and troubleshooting.

  • Standardize firewall deployments: Teams practice the core setup work behind new FortiGate rollouts, including management, data plane, routing, DHCP, and policy configuration.
  • Improve secure connectivity: IT Practitioners build skills for source NAT, DNAT, site-to-site IPsec VPNs, and SSL VPNs that support remote access and intersite communication.
  • Reduce outage exposure: Coverage of failover, ECMP routes, high availability, SD-WAN, and troubleshooting helps teams respond more consistently when links, routes, or firewalls fail.
  • Strengthen inspection and threat controls: Teams learn where web filtering, antivirus, DNS filtering, application control, IPS, DoS prevention, and SSL inspection fit in FortiGate operations.

After completion

Knowledge & ability your team will gain

Knowledge

  • FortiGate administrative workflow for bootstrapping new firewalls and preparing devices for production use.
  • Data plane, DHCP, routing, failover, ECMP, and dynamic routing concepts as they apply to FortiOS 7.6.
  • Firewall policy, source NAT, DNAT, certificate, and SSL inspection concepts used to control and inspect traffic.
  • FortiGate security services, including web filtering, antivirus, DNS filtering, application control, IPS, and DoS prevention.
  • Operational roles for IPsec VPNs, SSL VPNs, HA, SD-WAN, user authentication, admin access, 2FA, Security Fabric, and troubleshooting.

Ability

  • Configure FortiGate firewalls from initial setup through routed and policy-driven traffic flow.
  • Build and validate firewall policies, NAT, DNAT, certificates, and outbound or inbound SSL inspection.
  • Apply layered security controls for web, DNS, application, malware, intrusion, and denial-of-service protection.
  • Configure remote and site-to-site access using SSL VPN and IPsec VPN features.
  • Support resilient operations with HA, SD-WAN, failover routes, ECMP, authentication, administrator controls, and troubleshooting practices.

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