F5 Configuring BIG-IP APM: Access Policy Manager

F5 Configuring BIG-IP APM: Access Policy Manager

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Course Overivew

This three-day course gives network administrators, network operators, and network engineers a functional understanding of BIG-IP Access Policy Manager as it is commonly deployed in both application delivery network and remote access settings.

The course introduces students to BIG-IP Access Policy Manager, its configuration objects, how it commonly deployed, and how typical administrative and operational activities are performed.

Course Topics

    • Getting started with the BIG-IP system
    • 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
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Course Benefits:

Chapter 1: Setting Up the BIG-IP System

  • Introducing the BIG-IP System
  • Initially Setting Up the BIG-IP System
  • Archiving the BIG-IP Configuration
  • Leveraging F5 Support Resources and Tools

 

Chapter 2: Configuring Web Application Access

  • Review of BIG-IP LTM
  • Introduction to the Access Policy
  • Web Access Application Configuration Overview
  • Web Application Access Configuration in Detail

 

Chapter 3: Exploring the Access Policy

  • Navigating the Access Policy

 

Chapter 4: Managing BIG-IP APM

  • BIG-IP APM Sessions and Access Licenses
  • Session Variables and session dump
  • Session Cookies
  • Access Policy General Purpose Agents List

 

Chapter 5: Using Authentication

  • Introduction to Access Policy Authentication
  • Active Directory AAA Server
  • RADIUS
  • One-Time Password
  • Local User Database

 

Chapter 6: Understanding Assignment Agents

  • List of Assignment Agents

 

Chapter 7: Configuring Portal Access

  • Introduction to Portal Access
  • Portal Access Configuration Overview
  • Portal Access Configuration
  • Portal Access in Action

 

Chapter 8: Configuring Network Access

  • Concurrent User Licensing
  • VPN Concepts
  • Network Access Configuration Overview
  • Network Access Configuration
  • Network Access in Action

 

Chapter 9: Deploying Macros

  • Access Policy Macros
  • Configuring Macros
  • An Access Policy is a Flowchart
  • Access Policy Logon Agents
  • Configuring Logon Agents

 

Chapter 10: Exploring Client-Side Checks

  • Client-Side Endpoint Security

 

Chapter 11: Exploring Server-Side Checks

  • Server-Side Endpoint Security Agents List
  • Server-Side and Client-Side Checks Differences

 

Chapter 12: Using Authorization

  • Active Directory Query
  • Active Directory Nested Groups
  • Configuration in Detail

 

Chapter 13: Configuring App Tunnels

  • Application Access
  • Remote Desktop
  • Network Access Optimized Tunnels
  • Landing Page Bookmarks

 

Chapter 14: Deploying Access Control Lists

  • Introduction to Access Control Lists
  • Configuration Overview
  • Dynamic ACLs
  • Portal Access ACLs

 

Chapter 15: Signing On with SSO

  • Remote Desktop Single Sign-On
  • Portal Access Single Sign-On

 

Chapter 16: Using iRules

  • iRules Introduction
  • Basic TCL Syntax
  • iRules and Advanced Access Policy Rules

 

Chapter 17: Customizing BIG-IP APM

  • Customization Overview
  • BIG-IP Edge Client
  • Advanced Edit Mode Customization
  • Landing Page Sections

 

Chapter 18: Deploying SAML

  • SAML Conceptual Overview
  • SAML Configuration Overview

 

Chapter 19: Exploring Webtops and Wizards

  • Webtops
  • Wizards

 

Chapter 20: Using BIG-IP Edge Client

  • BIG-IP Edge Client for Windows Installation
  • BIG-IP Edge Client in Action

 

Chapter 21: Configuration Project

Course Objectives

  • Configure remote access methods Network Access, Portal Access and Application Access and understand the differences and use cases for each
  • Configure APM and LTM to work together for advanced application delivery as well as understand the APM + LTM use case versus the remote access use case
  • Configure advanced policies using the Visual Policy Editor with all of its features such as macros, branches and multiple endings
  • Understand the role of iRules and how they work together with BIG-IP in general and APM in specific
  • Understand the role of Federated Single Sign-On using SAML and deploy a basic configuration
  • Configure multiple authentication methods and understand how they can work together in a single access policy
  • Set up, license, and provision the BIG-IP system out-of-the-box
  • Create, restore from, and manage BIG-IP archives
  • Use profiles to manipulate the way the BIG-IP system processes traffic through a virtual server

This course is intended for network administrators, operators, and engineers responsible for managing the normal day-to-day operation and administration of BIG-IP Access Policy Manager.

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