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<!DOCTYPE FL_Course SYSTEM "https://www.flane.de/dtd/fl_course095.dtd"><?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://portal.flane.de/css/xml-course.xsl"?><course productid="32398" language="en" source="https://portal.flane.de/ibb/en/xml-course/fortinet-fortiswitch" lastchanged="2026-04-06T18:40:11+02:00" parent="https://portal.flane.de/ibb/en/xml-courses"><title>FortiSwitch Administrator</title><productcode>FORTISWITCH</productcode><vendorcode>FO</vendorcode><vendorname>Fortinet</vendorname><fullproductcode>FO-FORTISWITCH</fullproductcode><version>7.6</version><objective>&lt;p&gt;After completing this course, you will be able to:
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&lt;li&gt;Explore the FortiSwitch portfolio and identify the supported management modes&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Describe and deploy FortiSwitch in managed switch mode (FortiLink mode)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Understand Ethernet switching, VLANs, link aggregation (LAG), MCLAG, and layer 2 discovery&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Identify the most common FortiSwitch topologies when deploying FortiSwitch in managed switch mode&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Understand Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), Rapid Spanning Tree protocol (RSTP), and Multiple Spanning Tree protocol (MSTP) operation and configuration, as well as other loop protection features&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Describe and configure Layer 2 security to filter unwanted traffic and perform antispoofing&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Configure layer 2 authentication using 802.1.X, and leverage 802.1X to assign dynamic VLANs to endpoints&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Implement advanced features to increase port density, control network access, forward multicast traffic more effectively, and quarantine compromised devices&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Prioritize traffic on FortiSwitch by using QoS marking, queuing, and rate limiting features&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Simplify endpoint deployment by using Link Layer Discovery Protocol-Media Endpoint Discovery (LLDPMED)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Share FortiSwitch ports across different VDOMs using multi-tenancy&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Monitor FortiSwitch using SNMP, sFlow, and flow sampling&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Describe the most useful troubleshooting tools available on FortiSwitch&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</objective><essentials>&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Basic knowledge of networking&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;An understanding of layer 2 switching&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;An understanding of the topics covered in the following courses:&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;cms-link-marked&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;fl-href-prod&quot; href=&quot;/ibb/en/course/fortinet-fort-seci&quot;&gt;&lt;svg role=&quot;img&quot; aria-hidden=&quot;true&quot; focusable=&quot;false&quot; data-nosnippet class=&quot;cms-linkmark&quot;&gt;&lt;use xlink:href=&quot;/css/img/icnset-linkmarks.svg#linkmark&quot;&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt;FortiGate Security &lt;span class=&quot;fl-prod-pcode&quot;&gt;(FORT-SECI)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;cms-link-marked&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;fl-href-prod&quot; href=&quot;/ibb/en/course/fortinet-fort-secii&quot;&gt;&lt;svg role=&quot;img&quot; aria-hidden=&quot;true&quot; focusable=&quot;false&quot; data-nosnippet class=&quot;cms-linkmark&quot;&gt;&lt;use xlink:href=&quot;/css/img/icnset-linkmarks.svg#linkmark&quot;&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt;FortiGate Infrastructure &lt;span class=&quot;fl-prod-pcode&quot;&gt;(FORT-SECII)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</essentials><audience>&lt;p&gt;Networking and security professionals involved in the management, configuration, administration, and monitoring of FortiSwitch devices used to provide secure network access to endpoints should attend this course.&lt;/p&gt;</audience><outline>&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Managed Switch&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Switch Fundamentals&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Layer 2 Design&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Layer 2 Security&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Advanced Features&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Monitoring&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Standalone Switch&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Troubleshooting&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</outline><objective_plain>After completing this course, you will be able to:



- Explore the FortiSwitch portfolio and identify the supported management modes
- Describe and deploy FortiSwitch in managed switch mode (FortiLink mode)
- Understand Ethernet switching, VLANs, link aggregation (LAG), MCLAG, and layer 2 discovery
- Identify the most common FortiSwitch topologies when deploying FortiSwitch in managed switch mode
- Understand Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), Rapid Spanning Tree protocol (RSTP), and Multiple Spanning Tree protocol (MSTP) operation and configuration, as well as other loop protection features
- Describe and configure Layer 2 security to filter unwanted traffic and perform antispoofing
- Configure layer 2 authentication using 802.1.X, and leverage 802.1X to assign dynamic VLANs to endpoints
- Implement advanced features to increase port density, control network access, forward multicast traffic more effectively, and quarantine compromised devices
- Prioritize traffic on FortiSwitch by using QoS marking, queuing, and rate limiting features
- Simplify endpoint deployment by using Link Layer Discovery Protocol-Media Endpoint Discovery (LLDPMED)
- Share FortiSwitch ports across different VDOMs using multi-tenancy
- Monitor FortiSwitch using SNMP, sFlow, and flow sampling
- Describe the most useful troubleshooting tools available on FortiSwitch</objective_plain><essentials_plain>- Basic knowledge of networking
- An understanding of layer 2 switching
- An understanding of the topics covered in the following courses:
- FortiGate Security (FORT-SECI)
- FortiGate Infrastructure (FORT-SECII)</essentials_plain><audience_plain>Networking and security professionals involved in the management, configuration, administration, and monitoring of FortiSwitch devices used to provide secure network access to endpoints should attend this course.</audience_plain><outline_plain>- Managed Switch
- Switch Fundamentals
- Layer 2 Design
- Layer 2 Security
- Advanced Features
- Monitoring
- Standalone Switch
- Troubleshooting</outline_plain><duration unit="d" days="3">3 days</duration><pricelist><price country="US" currency="USD">2900.00</price><price country="CA" currency="CAD">4000.00</price><price country="DE" currency="USD">2900.00</price><price country="GB" currency="USD">2900.00</price></pricelist><miles/></course>