Course

Next Generation Firewall – Hands-on Basic («FIRE1»)

This course is aimed at people with no previous knowledge who would like to gain initial experience with a Next Generation Firewall. The knowledge gained can be put to use immediately and provides the skills to set up and operate a firewall.

Duration 4 days

Price 3'600.–

Price advantage CHF 500 off when you book the «Next Generation Firewall – Security Professional (FIRE) course series. Plus, we're giving you the Netgate 4100 security appliance for free.

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Course facts

Key Learnings

Getting to know the basics of modern networks and network technology
Addressing in the network
Gaining practical knowledge of MAC and IP addresses
Transporting data with TCP and UDP
Acquiring knowledge about communication and sessions
Getting to know the standards for data exchange
Getting to know various network applications
Repeating OSI layers
Knowing what network hardware exists and what it is used for
Understanding what a firewall is, what types there are, what they are used for and how they work
Knowing the differences between virtual instances and appliances
Learning the basic installation of the open source firewall
Knowing the basics of the firewall console and the web interface
Configuring the WAN interface and LAN interfaces
Setting up a DHCP server
Getting to know the DHCP leases and static reservation
Gaining knowledge of NTP, VLAN configuration, link aggregation, DNS resolution and dynamic DNS
Learning how to deal with aliases
Knowing the firewall best practices
Understanding, creating and editing firewall rules
Getting to know system logging, data traffic graphics, monitoring and troubleshooting

Content

Day 1

Basics of modern networks
Network technology
Addressing in the network
MAC and IP addresses in practice

Day 2

Data transport with TCP and UDP
Communication and sessions
Standards in data exchange
Network applications

Day 3

What network hardware exists and what it is used for
What is a firewall, what is it used for and how does it work
What types of firewall exist
Differences between virtual instances and appliances
Basic installation of the open source firewall
Basics of the firewall console
Basics of the web interface
Configuration of the WAN interface
Configuration of the LAN interfaces
Setup of a DHCP server
DHCP leases and static reservation

Day 4

NTP
VLAN configuration
Link Aggregation
DNS resolution
Dynamic DNS
Alias handling
Firewall best practices
RFC1918
Understanding firewall rules
Creating and editing firewall rules
System logging
Traffic graph
Monitoring
Troubleshooting

Component of the following courses

Next Generation Firewall – Security Professional («FIRE»)

Methodology & didactics

Mediation by means of presentation
Live demonstration
Practical examples
Multidimensional learning up to synthesis

Target audience

This course is aimed at employees of companies who want to build up or improve their network knowledge and the handling of a Next Generation Firewall (basic knowledge), as well as individuals who want to protect their home network.

Requirements

Initial experience with networks is an advantage

Additional information

Next Steps
Deepen your knowledge in the advanced courses: Next Generation Firewall – Hands-on Advanced (FIRE2) and Next Generation Firewall – Hands-on Expert (FIRE3)

Price advantage
Take advantage of an exclusive discount of over CHF 500 when you book the course series «Next Generation Firewall – Security Professional (FIRE)».

Netgate 4100 Security Appliance
To ensure that you achieve maximum learning success and can immediately put the knowledge you have gained into practice, we provide you with a personal firewall appliance which you may keep after completing the course. The Netgate 4100 with integrated pfSense Plus software is one of the most versatile security gateways in its class. With thousands of organizations using pfSense software, it is among the world's most trusted open source network security solution.

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