Palo Alto Firewall Training
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Palo Alto Firewall Course – Cybermind IT Solution Software Training Institute
The Palo Alto Firewall Course at Cybermind IT Solution Software Training Institute is designed to equip learners with advanced skills in network security, threat prevention, and next-generation firewall management.
With hands-on labs and real-time scenarios, this course prepares you to confidently configure, manage, and secure enterprise networks using Palo Alto Networks security platforms.
Why Learn Palo Alto Firewall?
Palo Alto Networks is a global leader in cyber defense, cloud security, and next-generation firewalls.
Learning Palo Alto gives you:
Expertise in next-generation firewall technology
Skills to prevent modern cyber threats
Knowledge of deep packet inspection & App-ID
High-demand career opportunities in cybersecurity
A competitive advantage with industry-recognized certifications
Why Choose CyberMind IT Solution for Pal Alto firewall Training?
Expert trainers with real industry experience
Practical lab-focused training
Updated curriculum aligned with Palo Alto certifications
Real-time threat analysis practice
Flexible learning options (Online / Offline)
Placement-oriented approach
Course Features
Hands-on practical sessions and real-world projects
Guided mentorship from certified Network experts
Access to cloud environments for live deployments
Interview preparation and placement assistance
Certification recognized by top IT employers
What You Will Learn in PALTO- Alto firewall Course
Introduction to Palo Alto Networks
- Firewall Deployment & Configuration
- Security Policies & NAT
- Threat Prevention
- VPN Technologies
- Advanced Firewall Feature
- Panorama – Centralized Management
- Monitoring, Reporting & Troubleshooting
Tools Covered
- Git
- Jenkins
- Kubernetes
- Terraform
- Linux
- ELK
Career Opportunities After Palo alto firewall Training
Upon successful completion, you’ll be ready for roles such as:
Palo Alto Firewall Administrator
Network Security Engineer
Cybersecurity Analyst
SOC Engineer / L1-L2 Analyst
Security Operations Specialist
Cloud Security Engineer (with advanced skills)
Who Should Join This Course?
Network Security Engineers
Firewall Administrators
Security Analysts
SOC / NOC Engineers
IT Infrastructure Professionals
Anyone preparing for Palo Alto Certifications (PCNSA / PCNSE)
Course Outline
Course Duration: 2 Months
Sessions :
- Weekdays – 4 per week
- Weekends – 2 per week
Prerequisites :
- There is no such Prerequisites for this course.
- Basic computer knowledge will be advantage.

Mr. Sanjeev Kumar
Qualification: B.Tech (CSE)
Certificate: RHCSA, RHCE, CCNA Certified
Specialisations: Cloud Architecture Specialist
Experience: 14+ Years
Course Contents
Introduction
- Introduction To Palo Alto
- Configuration
- Monitoring And Reporting
- App-ID
- Decryption
- Interface Configuration
- The Site To Site VPNs
- Platforms
- Certification Preparation
- Security Policies
- URL Filtering
Devices used for Palo Alto Firewall Course.
Palo-Alto Firewall PA-500 &220
Routers: 1841, 2621, 2811, 2911,3800 Series
Switches: 2950, 3750, 7200 Series
PCNSE & Panorama
- Set Up Palo Alto Firewall
- Deploy A Firewall
- PaloAlto-IPv4 RIP
- PaloAlto-IPv4 OSPF
- PaloAlto-IPv4 BGP
- PaltoAlto Site-Site VPN IPv4 IKEv1
- PaltoAlto Site-Site VPN IPv4 IKEv2
- PaltoAlto Site-Site VPN IPv6 IKEv1
- PaltoAlto Site-Site VPN IPv6 IKEv2
- PaloAlto Transparent Firewall IPv4
- PaloAlto Transparent Firewall IPv6
- PaloAlto HA Active-Passive IPv4
PaloAlto HA Active-Passive IPv6 - PaloAlto HA Transparent Mode IPv4
- PaloAlto HA Transparent Mode IPv6
- PaloAlto Security Profiles WildFire
- PaloAlto GlobalProtect
- PaloAlto PAN-OS And Anti-Virtus And WildeFire And Content Upgrade
- PaloAlto User-ID
- PaloAlto Monitoring And Reporting
- PaloAlto Captive-Portal
Platforms and Architecture
- Introduction of firewall
- Single Pass Architecture and Flow Logic
- Parallel processing of Palo Alto
- Types of firewall
- State full inspection of Firewall
- Packet Filtering Firewall
- Application aware firewall
- Basic Wire shark packet analysis (ICMP, DNS, TCP, UDP SSH,SSL)
Initial Configuration
- Initial Access to the System
- Introduction of Palo alto CLI
- Control plane and data plan in Palo Alto
- Difference between Operational mode and Configuration mode
- Configuration Management
- Licensing and Software Updates
- Account Administration
- Difference between Candidate configuration and running configuration.
Interface Configuration
- Introduction to Security Zones
- Layer 2 deployment of Palo Alto
- Layer2 deployment with logical vlan interface
- Layer2 deployment with same vlan /different vlan
- TAP mode deployment with Scenario
- V-wire mode deployment of Palo Alto
- Layer 3 configuration of Palo Alto interface
- Sub-interfaces Configuration and Inter-vlan Routing
- Service route configuration on interface
- DHCP Configuration
- Introduction of Virtual Router
- Virtual Router Scenario based configuration
Security and NAT Policies
- Security Policy Configuration
- Policy Administration
- Interazone, interzone rule and Cleanup Rule
- NAT Configuration
- PAT on Firewall interface
- Dynamic NAT with pool IP
- Proxy Arp concept and understanding
- Static Bi-directional NAT Configuration
- U-Turn NAT Configuration Same zone (double NAT configuration)
- U-Turn NAT Configuration Different Zone (Inter zone)
- Destination NAT configuration on Pool IP (load distribution)
- PORT Forwarding / Static PAT configuration
- External Pool NAT configuration and flow
- Virtual wire Natting configuration
App-IDTM
- Application ID Signature based Inspection of Palo alto
- Flow Logic of App ID
- Application ID Terms Understanding (Incomplete, Insufficient Data, Unknown TCP/UDP)
- Configuration of APP ID (Security Rule base)
- Custom App-ID signature creation of (URLS for Particular Pattern)
- App ID with Outbound SSL Inspection
Content-IDTM
- Antivirus
- Anti-spyware
- Vulnerability
- URL Filtering
- File Blocking: Wildfire
Encryption /Decryption
- Certificate Management
- Theory of SSL /TLS
- Outbound SSL Decryption
- Inbound SSL Decryption
User-IDTM
- Enumerating Users
- Mapping Users to IP addresses
- User-ID Agent and LDAP Configuration
VPN Configuration
- Theory of IPsec Protocol Suit
- Details of Packets (PHASE-1, PHASE-2)
- Difference between Main mode and aggressive mode
- Difference between Policy based VPN and Tunnel based VPN
- IPSec Tunnels between Palo alto firewall
- IPSec Tunnel between Palo alto and Cisco Device/Checkpoint Gateway
- Implementation of Dynamic routing protocol in Route based VPN (OSPF Configuration)
- Scenario Based Troubleshooting in Palo alto ( PCAP File Analysis )
- Advance debug command in Palo Alto for VPN Troubleshooting
- Introduction of remote access VPN
- Global protect VPN configuration / SSL VPN for remote Users
- Global Protect Portal
- Global Protect Gateway
Management & Reporting
- Introduction of Dashboard
- ACC (Application command center)
- Basic Logging
- Log Analysis and filtering
- System Alters and log
- Basic Reports
Active/Passive High Availability
- Understanding of High Availability
- Palo alto active/passive HA configuration
- Theory of HA Control Link DATA Link
- Palo Alto active /active configuration with Floating ip
- Palo Alto active/active configuration with arp load balancing
- Active/Active NAT configuration
Routing Configuration and PBR
- Understanding of Palo Alto Routing table, Forwarding Table
- Understanding of Path Monitoring in Palo Alto
- ECMP (Equal cost Multiple Path) Configuration with Dual ISP
- ECMP Load-Balancing Algorithms
- Introduction of OSPF routing and configuration
- Introduction of BGP routing and configuration
- Policy based routing configuration and testing with dual ISP
- Understanding of Metric and administrative distance (virtual Router)
Panorama
- Centralized Configuration and Deployment
- Centralized Logging and Reporting
- Role-Based Access Control
- Difference Between pre rule, post rule and Default rule
Advance Trouble Shooting and packet capture
- Packet dig command use in Palo alto
- Graphic mode packet capture
- Directory system of Pan OS and daemons
- Log capture for live traffic and analysis
- Test policy command for NAT and security Rules
- Use of grep command to search pattern
- Use of mp-log and dp-log in palo alto
