Palo Alto Networks : Essentials
Target Audience
This course is best positioned for Security Engineers, Networks Engineers and Support staff.
Prerequisites
Students must have a basic familiarity with networking concepts including routing, switching, and IP addressing. Students should also be familiar with basic port-based security concepts. Experience with other security technologies (IPS, proxy, and content filtering) is a plus.
Course Objective
Students attending this introductory-level class will gain an in-depth knowledge of how to install, configure, and manage their firewall, as well as configuration steps for the security, networking, threat prevention, logging, and reporting features of the Palo Alto Networks Operation System (PANOS).
Course Contents
Successful completion of this two-day, instructor led course will enable the student to install, configure, and manage the entire line of Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation firewalls.
This is the agenda of 2 days class :
DAY 1
Module 1 – Administration
- GUI & CLI
- Configuration Management
- Role-based Administration
Module 2 – Interface Configuration
- Vwire interfaces
- Tap interfaces
- Security Zones
Module 3 – Layer 3 Concepts
- Layer 3 interface
- DHCP configuration
- Virtual router creation
- Source NAT policy
- PBF policy
Module 4 – Application-ID
- App-ID
- Security policy
- Groups & filters
- Custom App-ID
DAY 2
Module 5 – Content-ID
- URL filtering profile
- Antivirus & antispyware
- Security profile groups
Module 6 – User-ID
- Users & groups
- Captive portal
- Agents
Module 7 – Decryption
- Certificates
- SSL policy
- Decryption policy
Module 8 – Logging and Reporting
- Application Command Center
- Logs & reports
Module 9 – IPsec and SSL VPN
Module 10 – Extended Concepts