Using FortiManager Series: Escape the Manual Hassle: IPSEC VPN Mesh Automation PT6

In this video, we continue from Part 5 in getting to the good stuff in using FortiManager and various Templates to create a Hub and Spoke Hub and Spoke Architecture between (UK, France, Germany and Sweden) using Fortinet Auto Discovery VPN (ADVPN) this video is a relatively long one. Still, it covers everything you need to know including VPN Creation, BGP Creation, and Firewall Policy Creation all using FortiManager as a base. Learning this skill will be career-defining as adding additional spokes/branches is super easy and this design could scale into thousands of devices. Commonly, this design is replacing traditional MPLS/VPLS.
// Timestamps //
00:00 - Video Introduction
00:25 - Slight Topology Changes (New Hub France)
01:07 - What we are going to be doing in this video
01:20 - Using the SDWAN-Overlay Provisioning Template
02:30 - What is Auto Discovery VPN (ADVPN)
03:28 - Using the SDWAN-Overlay Provisioning Template (PT2)
06:08 - This is going to create lots of other Templates (IPSec, SDWAN, BGP, CLI)
06:58 - Pushing the templates to the Hubs
07:41 - Checking Hub Configuration (Policy, IPSEC & BGP)
08:53 - Pushing the templates to the Spokes/Branches
10:08 - Checking that the IPSEC VPNs are Established (Hubs & Spokes)
10:50 - Outside of video changes overview
12:09 - Validating the Routing Table & BGP Status on Spokes
14:03 - Proving Connectivity Ping test to Loopbacks
15:03 - Video Summary & Subscriber Plea!
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// Keywords //
Fortinet Auto Discovery VPN
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// HashTags //
#cybersecurity
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[@marvinkruse]

This is a really great series, thank you! Will definitely come back to this and watch the rest as well, very useful stuff.

[@FortiBytes]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@vamospeedy]

Thanks, really useful and a great video. Recommended.

[@FortiBytes]

Thank you!

[@paulierco]

Love this series. Thank you!

[@FortiBytes]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@seancswash]

I've watched through all the videos in this series so far and I have to say that they are the most concise I have found on FortiManager, do they employ you :) Maybe they should do. I'll be coming back to get tips again and again from this series. keep up the good work.

[@FortiBytes]

Thanks Sean