FortiSwitch Administrator (FORTISWITCH)

In this course, you will learn how to deploy, provision, and manage a FortiSwitch with FortiGate using FortiLink. This course also covers the deployment and troubleshooting of layer 2 and layer 3 f...

In this course, you will learn how to deploy, provision, and manage a FortiSwitch with FortiGate using FortiLink. This course also covers the deployment and troubleshooting of layer 2 and layer 3 features, as well as the most common FortiSwitch stack topologies, including those that leverage multichassis link aggregation groups (MCLAG) for redundancy and higher performance. You will also learn about FortiSwitch in standalone mode, its unique features, and how to manage a standalone switch directly or from FortiEdge Cloud.

This exam is part of the FCP Secure Networking certification track.

After completing this course, you will be able to:



- Explore the FortiSwitch portfolio and identify the supported management modes
- Describe and deploy FortiSwitch in managed switch mode (FortiLink mode)
- Understand Ethernet switching, VLANs, link aggregation (LAG), MCLAG, and layer 2 discovery
- Identify the most common FortiSwitch topologies when deploying FortiSwitch in managed switch mode
- Understand Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), Rapid Spanning Tree protocol (RSTP), and Multiple Spa...

Networking and security professionals involved in the management, configuration, administration, and monitoring of FortiSwitch devices used to provide secure network access to endpoints should attend this course.

- Switch Fundamentals
- Managed Switch
- Basic Administration
- STP
- Layer 2 Design
- Layer 2 Security
- Advanced Features
- QoS and Multi-Tenancy
- Monitoring
- Standalone Switch and FortiEdge Cloud
- Standalone Switch—Layer 2 and Layer 3
- Troubleshooting