PAN-NGFW Panorama: NGFW Management

Course Duration

2 Days

Audience

Employees of federal, state and local governments; and businesses working with the government.

Prerequisites

Participants should complete the Firewall Essentials: Configuration and Management (EDU-210) course prior to attending. Participants must be familiar with Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewall management and basic networking concepts, including routing and IP addressing.

Course Description

The Panorama: NGFW Management course is a two-day, instructor-led training that gives you in-depth knowledge about configuring and managing a Palo Alto Networks Panorama management server. You will learn how Panorama centralizes administration and policy management across a distributed network of next-generation firewalls, and how to use Panorama's aggregated reporting to gain a holistic view of network activity. This course is designed for network administrators and security professionals responsible for managing multi-firewall Palo Alto Networks deployments.

Learning Objectives

• Describe the role of the Panorama management server in a Palo Alto Networks deployment
• Configure and connect Panorama to managed next-generation firewalls
• Use device groups to push policies consistently across multiple firewalls
• Use templates to standardize network and device configuration across managed firewalls
• Use Panorama aggregated reporting to gain a holistic view of network traffic and threats
• Monitor and manage firewall health, licensing, and software updates from Panorama
• Delegate administrative responsibilities using role-based access control in Panorama

Course Outline

Course Topics

• Panorama Overview and Architecture
• Connecting Firewalls to Panorama
• Managing Device Groups and Policies
• Managing Templates and Template Stacks
• Panorama Logging and Aggregated Reporting
• Administrator Roles and Access Control
• Software and Content Updates
• Panorama High Availability

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