Successful completion of this two-day, instructor-led course will enhance the student’s understanding of how to configure and manage the entire line of Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewalls. Students also will be instructed on the basics of implementing and managing GlobalProtect™ and active/ active high availability. Students will gain an in-depth knowledge of how to optimize their visibility and control of applications, users, and content.

Module 1: Advanced Interface Configuration

• Advanced NAT
• Policy-Based Forwarding
• Routing Protocols (OSPF)

Module 2: App-ID™ Custom Applications

• Defining New Application Signatures
• Application Override

Module 3: Advanced Content-ID™

• Custom Threat Signatures
• Data Filtering
• DoS Protection
• Botnet Report

Module 4: Advanced User-ID™

• Terminal Server Agent
• Captive Portal
• XML API

Module 5: Quality of Service

• Configuring Quality of Service

Module 6: GlobalProtect™

• Implementation of GlobalProtect
• Install and Configure Portal, Gateway,  and Agents

Module 7: Monitoring and Reporting

• Log Forwarding
• SNMP
• Reporting

Module 8: Active/Active High Availability

• Configuring Active/Active HA

• Security Engineers, Network Engineers, and Support Staff

• Completion of Firewall 7.1: Install, Configure, and Manage (EDU-201) or equivalent experience is highly recommended.
• Students must have a basic familiarity with networking concepts, including routing, switching, IP addressing, and basic port-based security concepts.