SonicWALL Technical Instructor-led Courses
SonicWALL offers hands-on, instructor-led courses as part of our 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
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.
SonicWALL Technical eLearning Courses
SonicWALL offers three high-quality, in-depth eLearning courses. Each course is designed to teach you key security technology fundamentals, along with specific SonicWALL design, configuration, implementation and troubleshooting topics.
Each Technical eLearning course is self-paced (approximately 6-8 hours). However, courses do not need to be completed in one session. You have unlimited access to all SonicWALL eLearning courses.
Network Security Essentials
This eLearning course is a prerequisite to Network Security Essentials instructor-led Administrator Training. The Network Security Essentials modules provide critical foundational information concerning firewall technology, security risks and remediation, as well as network security design and implementation considerations.
Additionally, you learn how to configure and implement SonicWALL firewall appliances, and extend firewall capabilities using rules, security applications and other network specific functions, and troubleshooting techniques. You will practice key activities through online simulations. This eLearning course contains the following 10 modules.
Network Security Overview (1 of 10)
Firewall Foundations (2 of 10)
Secure Network Design Considerations (3 of 10)
SonicOS Technical Overview (4 of 10)
SonicOS Technical Manageability - Networking(5 of 10)
SonicOS Technical Manageability - VPN (6 of 10)
SonicOS Technical Enterprise Switching (7 of 10)
SonicOS Technical OSPF (8 of 10)
SonicOS Technical WLAN (9 of 10)
SonicOS Technical UTM (10 of 10)
Virtual Private Networking with SonicOS
This course is a prerequisite to Network Security Essentials instructor-led Administrator Training. A critical follow-on to Network Security Essentials, Virtual Private Networking with SonicOS gives you a comprehensive education in core VPN technology, design and implementation considerations. You also learn about SonicWALL-specific configuration and deployment, as well as troubleshooting techniques. This eLearning course contains the following 4 modules.
VPN Foundations (1 of 4)
Cryptology Overview (2 of 4)
Implementing an IPSec VPN (3 of 4)
VPN Design Considerations (4 of 4)
Securing SonicWALL Wireless Networks
Wireless networks are inherently insecure and SonicWALL Wireless Solutions provides a truly secure solution. In Securing SonicWALL Wireless Networks, you learn about key wireless technology fundamentals, including wireless foundations, LAN communications, security risks and remediation, as well as wireless LAN design and architecture considerations. You also learn about SonicWALL-specific wireless configurations and deployment scenarios, in addition to troubleshooting techniques. Key activities and exercises are available through online simulations. This eLearning course contains the following 5 modules.
Wireless LAN Foundations (1 of 5)
Wireless LAN Communications (2 of 5)
Wireless LAN Security (3 of 5)
Wireless LAN Architecture Planning (4 of 5)
Distributed Wireless Solution Overview (5 of 5)
How to Access Technical eLearning Courses
All SonicWALL eLearning courses are free for all SonicWALL end-users and partners.
You can begin the three prerequisite eLearning courses listed above by clicking an individual module. All other free eLearning courses can be accessed by logging in to MySonicWALL and going to My Training > eLearning. Each SonicWALL user must log in using their individual MySonicWALL account.
