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Versa Advanced Security

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This course is designed to provide participants with an understanding of the Versa Software Defined Security features and functions that are part of the Versa Operating System (VOS™), and the methods of configuring, managing, and monitoring the security services through the VOS CLI, Versa Director, and Versa Analytics.

The course puts these concepts into practice with step-by-step, hands-on lab exercises which allow participants to gain conceptual and practical knowledge and skills in the configuration, deployment, administration, and monitoring of the Versa SD Security features. 

This course is based on VOS 20.2.

Course Contents

  • Security Services Overview
  • Metadata for Security Processes and SPACK
  • Data Decryption for Inspection User and Group Authorization
  • Configuring Decryption Profiles
  • Stateful Firewall
  • DDoS Protection
  • Applications and Application Filters
  • URL Profiles and URL Filters
  • IP Address Profiles and Filters
  • User and Group Authorization
  • Antivirus
  • Intrusion Detection and Prevention
  • Web Proxy
  • Captive Portal
  • Security monitoring and Analytics
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Target Group

This course is designed for engineers who plan, implement, and services Versa SD-WAN or vCPE networks. Target roles include Systems Engineers, Network Engineers, Network Security Specialists, Field Engineers, Technical Support personnel, Channel Partners and resellers.

Knowledge Prerequisites

Participants should have a basic to intermediate level knowledge of IP networking, routing fundamentals, routing protocols, and basic IPsec and encapsulation/tunneling 
concepts.

Participants should be capable of configuring basic templates and workflows in Versa Director, and should be familiar with device deployment.

Course Objective

  • Describe the security features and functions of a Versa SD-WAN solution
  • Configure and implement Versa SD-WAN security with the following features and functions:
    • Stateful Firewall (L3/L4)
    • SSL inspection
    • SSL decryption (forward and full proxy)
    • Application identification and control
    • URL filtering based on URL strings, risk factors, URL categories and reputations
    • Captive portal
    • IP filtering based on reputation and geolocation
    • User and group authentication (active directory integration)
    • Anti-virus support
    • IDP (Deep Packet Inspection) features and functions
    • Web proxy
    • Installation and updates of the service pack
  • Monitoring of the security functions by Versa D

Classroom training

Do you prefer the classic training method? A course in one of our Training Centers, with a competent trainer and the direct exchange between all course participants? Then you should book one of our classroom training dates!

Online training

You wish to attend a course in online mode? We offer you online course dates for this course topic. To attend these seminars, you need to have a PC with Internet access (minimum data rate 1Mbps), a headset when working via VoIP and optionally a camera. For further information and technical recommendations, please refer to.

Tailor-made courses

You need a special course for your team? In addition to our standard offer, we will also support you in creating your customized courses, which precisely meet your individual demands. We will be glad to consult you and create an individual offer for you.
Request in-house training now
PDF SymbolYou can find the complete description of this course with dates and prices ready for download at as PDF.

This course is designed to provide participants with an understanding of the Versa Software Defined Security features and functions that are part of the Versa Operating System (VOS™), and the methods of configuring, managing, and monitoring the security services through the VOS CLI, Versa Director, and Versa Analytics.

The course puts these concepts into practice with step-by-step, hands-on lab exercises which allow participants to gain conceptual and practical knowledge and skills in the configuration, deployment, administration, and monitoring of the Versa SD Security features. 

This course is based on VOS 20.2.

Course Contents

  • Security Services Overview
  • Metadata for Security Processes and SPACK
  • Data Decryption for Inspection User and Group Authorization
  • Configuring Decryption Profiles
  • Stateful Firewall
  • DDoS Protection
  • Applications and Application Filters
  • URL Profiles and URL Filters
  • IP Address Profiles and Filters
  • User and Group Authorization
  • Antivirus
  • Intrusion Detection and Prevention
  • Web Proxy
  • Captive Portal
  • Security monitoring and Analytics
Request in-house training now

Target Group

This course is designed for engineers who plan, implement, and services Versa SD-WAN or vCPE networks. Target roles include Systems Engineers, Network Engineers, Network Security Specialists, Field Engineers, Technical Support personnel, Channel Partners and resellers.

Knowledge Prerequisites

Participants should have a basic to intermediate level knowledge of IP networking, routing fundamentals, routing protocols, and basic IPsec and encapsulation/tunneling 
concepts.

Participants should be capable of configuring basic templates and workflows in Versa Director, and should be familiar with device deployment.

Course Objective

  • Describe the security features and functions of a Versa SD-WAN solution
  • Configure and implement Versa SD-WAN security with the following features and functions:
    • Stateful Firewall (L3/L4)
    • SSL inspection
    • SSL decryption (forward and full proxy)
    • Application identification and control
    • URL filtering based on URL strings, risk factors, URL categories and reputations
    • Captive portal
    • IP filtering based on reputation and geolocation
    • User and group authentication (active directory integration)
    • Anti-virus support
    • IDP (Deep Packet Inspection) features and functions
    • Web proxy
    • Installation and updates of the service pack
  • Monitoring of the security functions by Versa D

Classroom training

Do you prefer the classic training method? A course in one of our Training Centers, with a competent trainer and the direct exchange between all course participants? Then you should book one of our classroom training dates!

Online training

You wish to attend a course in online mode? We offer you online course dates for this course topic. To attend these seminars, you need to have a PC with Internet access (minimum data rate 1Mbps), a headset when working via VoIP and optionally a camera. For further information and technical recommendations, please refer to.

Tailor-made courses

You need a special course for your team? In addition to our standard offer, we will also support you in creating your customized courses, which precisely meet your individual demands. We will be glad to consult you and create an individual offer for you.
Request in-house training now

PDF SymbolYou can find the complete description of this course with dates and prices ready for download at as PDF.