F5 Configuring BIG-IP APM: Access Policy Manager

Course Outline

This 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. The course includes lecture hands-on labs interactive demonstrations and discussions.

Prerequisites & Audience

Students must complete one of the following F5 prerequisites before attending this course:

- Administering BIG-IP instructor-led course

- F5 Certified BIG-IP Administrator

The following web-based courses, although optional, will be very helpful for any student with limited BIG-IP administration and configuration experience:

- Getting Started with BIG-IP web-based training

- Getting Started with BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) web-based training

- Getting Started with BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) web-based training

The following general network technology knowledge and experience are recommended before attending any F5 Global Training Services instructor-led course:

- OSI model encapsulation

- Routing and switching

- Ethernet and ARP

- TCP/IP concepts

- IP addressing and subnetting

- NAT and private IP addressing

- Default gateway

- Network firewalls

- LAN vs. WAN

The following course-specific knowledge and experience is suggested before attending this course:

- Hands-on experience with BIG-IP

- Basic web application delivery (BIG-IP LTM)

- HTML, HTTP, HTTPS as well as some CSS and JavaScript

- Telnet, SSH and TLS/SSL

- VPN or tunnel encapsulation, Layer 4 NAT and Access Control Lists

Target Audience

This course is intended for system and network administrators responsible for installation setup configuration and administration of the BIG-IP Access Policy Manager.

Course Objectives

By the end of this course the student should be able to perform an initial configuration using the Setup Utility and build many common configurations using the Graphical User Interface (browser-based). In addition the student should be able to monitor and manage common tasks concerning traffic processed through the BIG-IP APM system.

Certification

304 APM Specialist