Course Details
Course 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 plu
Course Goals
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 Operating System.
Course Agenda
Day 1
Module 0: Course Overview
Module 1: Platforms and Architecture
- Single Pass Architecture
- Control Plane and Data Plane
- Flow Logic
Module 2: Administration and Management
- GUI, CLI, and API
- Config Management
- PAN-OS & Software Update
Module 3: Interface Configuration
- Layer 2, Layer 3, Virtual Wire, Tap
- Sub-interfaces
- Security Zones
Day 2
Module 4: Layer 3 Configuration
- Interface Management
- Service Routes
- DHCP
- Virtual Routers
- NAT (source and destination)
- IPv6 Overview
Module 5: App-ID
- App-ID Process
- Security Policy Configuration
- Policy Administration
Module 6: Content-ID
- Antivirus
- Anti-spyware
- Vulnerability
- URL Filtering
- File Blocking: WildFire
- Zone Protection
Module 7: Decryption
- SSL Inbound and Outbound
Day 3
Module 8: User-ID
- User-ID Agent
- Enumerating Users
- Mapping Users to IP
- Users in Security Policy
Module 9: VPN
- IPsec
- GlobalProtect Overview
Module 10: High Availability
- Configuring Active/Passive HA
Module 11: Panorama
- Device Groups & Templates
- Shared Policy
- Config Management
- Reporting and Log Collection