Network and Security Manager Fundamentals (NSMF)

This course is intended for network engineers, network support personnel, reseller support personnel, and anyone else needing a working knowledge of Network and Security Manager.

Attendees should meet the following prerequisites: This course assumes that students have basic networking knowledge and experience in the following areas:

• JUNOS or ScreenOS;
• Ethernet;
• TCP/IP; and
• Routing.

After you complete this course you will be able to:

• Explain Network and Security Manager concepts and terminology;
• Set up and administer Network and Security Manager servers;
• Configure domains and administrators;
• Add devices using modeling and importing;
• Work with objects and templates;
• Configure policies;
• Perform routine device management tasks;
• Work with logs and reports; and
• Configure VPNs with the VPN Manager tool.

Day 1

Chapter 1: Course Introduction

Chapter 2: Network and Security Manager Concepts The Role of Network and Security Manager Architecture and Communication

Chapter 3: Server Administration Network and Security Manager Processes and Directory Structure High Availability Installation Overview–Network and Security Manager Installation Overview–NSMXpress NSM UI Installation NSM UI Overview Licensing

Chapter 4: Domains and Administrators Domains and Subdomains Role-Based Administration Configuration Lab 1: Domains, Roles, and Administrators

Chapter 5: Adding Devices Scenarios and Methods Device Exists Device Does Not Yet Exist VSYS, Cluster, Extranet, Group Add Device Wizard Automatic Discovery Lab 2: Adding Devices

Chapter 6: Abstraction–Objects and Templates Objects Templates Lab 3: Abstraction–Objects and Templates

Day 2

Chapter 7: Abstraction–Policies What Is a Policy? Creating New Policies Merging Policies Lab 4: Creating Policies

Chapter 8: Managing Devices Directives Configuring Devices Configuration Management Device Management Lab 5: Managing Devices

Chapter 9: Logging, Reporting, and Monitoring Logging Reporting Action Manager Monitoring Lab 6: Logging and Reporting

Chapter 10: Central Manager Central Manager Global Policy and Polymorphic Objects

Chapter 11: Virtual Private Networks Concepts and Terminology Device-Level VPNs Versus VPN Manager Configuring Policy-Based VPNs Configuring Route-Based VPNs Configuring Auto-Connect VPNs Configuring VPNs with Extranet Devices Lab 7: VPNs