SonicWALL Training

SonicWALL Technical Instructor-led Courses

RSPEED can facilitate hands-on, instructor-led courses as part of SonicWALL technical certification curriculum. Each course is designed to instruct the student in key security technology fundamentals, along with specific SonicWALL design, configuration, implementation and troubleshooting topics. Pass the associated certification exam offered at the conclusion of each of these classes and you become a Certified SonicWALL System Administrator (CSSA)—passing 3 or more of these certification exams entitles you to the Master CSSA distinction and benefits.

Network Security Essentials Administrator Training
(Formerly SonicOS Enhanced or CSSA 2)

This 2-day, hands-on, instructor-led course provides students the required background, knowledge and experience to begin designing, implementing and troubleshooting SonicWALL security appliances running SonicOS Enhanced firmware.

This course covers deployment and configuration of the SonicOS Enhanced firmware. Attendees become technically familiar with a wide spectrum of SonicWALL-innovated feature sets, such as Unified Threat Management (UTM), Single Sign On, VPN, Secure Wireless, Content Filtering, and much more. While learning the wide array of security features SonicOS Enhanced has to offer, students also learn how to validate settings and to use troubleshooting techniques with the SonicWALL diagnostic tools.

All training materials are provided, including hands-on lab exercises to reinforce the presentation material.

Network Security Essentials Administrator Training Course Description (PDF) >>

Secure Remote Access Administrator Training
(Formerly Aventail)

This 3-day course is recommended for anyone who need to maintain and monitor an Aventail SSL VPN appliance. This course provides instruction on the administration and management of the SSL VPN appliance to provide secure, anywhere access to applications and resources for employees, business partners and other users.

The course covers using the Aventail Management Console (AMC) to provide users with secure access to any application, from corporate laptops or un- managed computers, based on secure authentication and authorization policies and appropriate End Point Control requirements. Students also learn how to deploy Aventail Secure Desktop for added security, as well as deploy graphical terminal shortcuts for native, Web-based access to Windows Terminal Servers and Citrix server farms.

>Secure Remote Access Administrator Training Course Description (PDF) >>

Email Security Administrator Training

This 2-day, in-depth, technical lab-intensive class instructs students how to deploy, configure, and maintain SonicWALL Email Security:

• Protect a company from email threats such as spam, phishing and viruses
• Implement and enforce corporate email policies
• Ensure email compliance requirements are met

Multiple email threat techniques are covered as well as the prevention mechanisms implemented by SonicWALL Email Security. Students also learn about the protocols involved in mail delivery (DNS, SMTP, POP and IMAP), as well as LDAP used by email security. Both basic theory and diagnostics tools are covered.

>Email Security Administrator Training Course Description (PDF) >>

Secure Wireless Administrator Training
(Coming Soon)

This 2-day, in-depth, technical, lab-intensive class instructs students how to design, deploy, configure and maintain SonicWALL distributed wireless equipment to:

• Provide user mobility and maintain secure wireless communication
• Provide controlled guest access
• Provide hotspot capabilities

The class focuses on the installation and configuration of SonicWALL distributed wireless equipment and on the entire system setup. This includes configuring VLAN switches, RADIUS servers, as well as wireless clients, for a complete solution. Students set up several Virtual APs, or. multiple SSIDs, where wireless traffic handled by the same set of SonicPoints can be segmented and unique wireless securities applied. Training covers the complete setup of WPA2-EAP-PEAP-MS-CHAP-V2 using Microsoft Active Directory and Microsoft IAS servers. The course also includes the implementation of external guest authentication using SonicWALL Lightweight Hotspot Messaging (LHM). Finally, the class covers enhanced management with the Global Management System (GMS), troubleshooting, wireless design, and RF site surveys.

>Secure Wireless Administrator Training Course Description (PDF) >>

Centralized Policy Management and Reporting Administrator Training
(Formerly CGMS - Coming Soon)

This 2-day, hands-on, instructor-led course covers the installation, configuration, verification, and troubleshooting of SonicWALL Global Management System (GMS). The course details the distinguishing features and components of the SonicWALL Global Management System Standard Edition and the Entry Edition. The ViewPoint reporting tool is used to extract information regarding the sample network, and to produce reports specific to your requirements.

This course also covers the deployment of the GMS architecture. The pre- configuration requirements, installation sequence, procedures, and configuration of the SonicWALL Global Management System are reinforced with lecture and hands-on experience. Attendees become familiar with the user interface, which provides the ability to: change administrative settings; create users; group types; manipulate views (permissions); define and manage agents; and manage SonicWALL appliances. All training materials are provided, including hands-on lab exercises to reinforce the presentation material.

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