Palo Alto Firewall Essentials: Configuration and Management (EDU-210)

Course 1891

  • Duration: 5 days
  • Language: English
  • Level: Intermediate

The Palo Alto Networks Firewall Essentials: Configuration and Management (EDU-210) course is five days of instructor-led training that will help you to:

  • Configure and manage the essential features of Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewalls
  • Configure and manage Security and NAT policies to enable approved traffic to and from zones
  • Configure and manage Threat Prevention strategies to block traffic from known and unknown IP addresses, domains, and URLs
  • Monitor network traffic using the interactive web interface and firewall reports

Firewall Essentials Training Delivery Methods

  • In-Person

  • Online

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Firewall Essentials Training Information

You Will Learn:

  • Successful completion of this five-day, instructor-led course should enhance the student’s understanding of how to configure and manage Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewalls.
  • The student should learn and get hands-on experience configuring, managing, and monitoring a firewall in a lab environment.

Prerequisites

  • Participants must be familiar with networking concepts, including routing, switching, and IP addressing.
  • Participants also should be familiar with basic security concepts.
  • Experience with other security technologies (IPS, proxy, and content filtering) is a plus.

Key Features

Additional Palo Alto Labs and extended lab hours after the course:

  • 2 Palo Alto Networks Firewalls for High Availability Solutions
  • Global Protect Remote Access VPN Lab
  • Site-to-Site VPN Lab
  • Destination NAT Lab
  • Captive Portal & User-ID Lab
  • Optional Lab for Expedition Tool (BPA)

Firewall Essentials Training Outline

1 - Palo Alto Networks Portfolio and Architecture

2 - Configuring Initial Firewall Settings

3 - Managing Firewall Configurations

4 - Managing Firewall Administrator Accounts

5 - Connecting the Firewall to Production Networks with Security Zones

6 - Creating and Managing Security Policy Rules

7 - Creating and Managing NAT Policy Rules

8 - Controlling Application Usage with App-ID

9 - Blocking Known Threats Using Security Profiles

10 - Blocking Inappropriate Web Traffic with URL Filtering

11 - Blocking Unknown Threats with Wildfire

12 - Controlling Access to Network Resources with User-ID

13 - Using Decryption to Block Threats in Encrypted Traffic

14 - Locating Valuable Information Using Logs and Reports

15 - What's Next in Your Training and Certification Journey

  • Supplemental Materials
  • Securing Endpoints with GlobalProtect
  • Providing Firewall Redundancy with High Availability
  • Connecting Remotes Sites using VPNs
  • Blocking Common Attacks Using Zone Protection

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This course is a good fit for:

  • Security Engineers
  • Security Administrators
  • Security Operations Specialists
  • Security Analysts and Support Staff