Who should attend
This course is intended for system and network administrators responsible for installation, setup, configuration, and administration of the BIG-IP APM System.
Prerequisites
Students should understand: Basic HTTP and HTML concepts Basic security concepts Common network terminology Web application terminology In addition, students should be proficient in: Basic PC operation and application skills, including operating a keyboard, mouse, Linux and Windows OS Basic Web browser operation (Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox are used in class)
Course Objectives
Students should understand: Common Security and Network terminology TCP/IP Addressing, Routing and Internetworking concepts Security Authorization and Authentication concepts Common elements of WAN and LAN environments In addition, students should be proficient in: Basic PC operation and application skills, including MS Windows Basic Web browser operation (Internet Explorer is used in class)
Course Content
- APM Traffic Processing and APM Configuration Wizards
- APM Access Policies, Access Profiles
- Visual Policy Editor, Branches and Endings
- APM Portal Access and Rewrite Profiles
- Single Sign-On and Credential Caching
- APM Network Access and BIG-IP Edge Client
- Layer 4 and Layer 7 Access Control Lists
- APM Application Access and Webtop Types
- Remote Desktop, Optimized Tunnels and Webtop Links
- LTM Concepts including Virtual Servers, Pools, Monitors and SNAT’ing
- APM + LTM Use Case for Web Applications
- Visual Policy Editor Macros
- AAA Servers and Authentication and Authorization with Active Directory and RADIUS
- Endpoint Security with Windows Process Checking, Protected Workspace and Firewalls
- iRules, Customization and SAML