F5 Networks Configuring BIG-IP AFM: Advanced Firewall Manager

PT22276
Training Summary
This course uses lectures and hands-on exercises to give participants real-time experience in setting up and configuring the BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) system. Students are introduced to the AFM user interface, stepping through various options that demonstrate how AFM is configured to build a network firewall and to detect and protect against DoS (Denial of Service) attacks. Reporting and log facilities are also explained and used in the course labs. Further Firewall functionality and additional DoS facilities for DNS and SIP traffic are discussed.
Prerequisites
Administering BIG-IP, OSI model, TCP/IP addressing and routing, WAN, LAN environments, and server redundancy concepts; or having achieved TMOS Administration Certification
Duration
2 Days/Lecture & Lab
Audience
This course is intended for network operators, network administrators, network engineers, network architects, security administrators, and security architects responsible for installation, setup, configuration, and administration of the BIG-IP AFM system.
Course Topics
  • Setting up the BIG-IP System
  • AFM Overview and Network Firewall
  • Logs
  • IP Intelligence
  • Device DoS
  • Reports
  • DoS White Lists
  • DoS Sweep Flood Protection
  • IP Intelligence Shun
  • DNS Firewall
  • DNS DoS
  • SIP DoS
  • Network Firewall iRules
  • Port Misuse
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