Palo Alto Training

By Author: Suman Rath
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Palo Alto Essentials 1 (PAN201) Training COURSE OBJECTIVES: 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. DURATION: 3 days 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 SYLLABUS: Day 1 Module 1: Platforms and Architecture Single Pass Architecture Flow Logic Module 2: Initial Configuration Initial Access to the System Configuration Management Licensing and Software Updates Account Administration Module 3: Interface Configuration Security Zones Layer 2, Layer 3, Virtual Wire, and Tap Sub-interfaces DHCP Virtual Routers Module 4: Security and NAT Policies Security Policy Configuration Policy Administration NAT (source and destination) Day 2 Module 5: App-ID TM App-ID Overview Application Groups and Filters Module 6: Content-ID TM Antivirus Anti-spyware Vulnerability URL Filtering Module 7: File Blocking: WildFire TM Security Profiles File Blocking WildFire Module 8: Dycryption Certificate Management Outbound SSL Decryption Inbound SSL Decyrption Day 3 Module 9: User-ID TM Enumerating Users Mapping Users to IP adresses User-ID Agent Module 10: Site-to-Site VPN IPsec Tunnels Module 11: Management & Reporting Dashboard Basic Logging Basic Reports Panorama Module 12: Active/Passive High Availability Configuring Active/Passive HA