Cisco IronPort Training

It is assumed that attendees possess the following background knowledge and skills:  

• A moderate knowledge of TCP/IP fundamentals, including IP addressing and sub-netting, static IP routing and DNS.  
• Experience with Internet-based messaging, including SMTP, Internet message formats, and MIME message format.  
• Familiarity with command line interface (CLI) and graphical user interface (GUI).  
• Previous experience with email security would be helpful.

After completing this course, attendees will have received in-depth instruction on the most commonly used product features, with an emphasis on: 

• How to deploy IronPort email security appliances in a typical enterprise email environment, including “best practices” for configuration, operation, and system administration. 
• How to manage, monitor, and troubleshoot the flow of email through IronPort email security appliances. 
• How to configure access control policies to eliminate threats at the perimeter, based on the identity and trustworthiness of the sender. 
• How to create content filters to implement and enforce corporate email policies. 
• How to configure IronPort email security appliances to detect and handle unwanted spam and viruses. 
• Integrating with a directory server via LDAP 
• Debugging of LDAP integration issues 
• Using message filters to redirect and modify messages 
• Safe deployment and debugging of message filters 
• Domain Key Identified Mail 
• Sender Profile Framework verification

The first two days provide a thorough foundation for how to successfully install, configure, and administer IronPort email security appliances. The final day training course provides advanced information for successful configuration and operation of an IronPort email security appliance. 
 
Extensive lab exercises provide attendees with skills for installing, configuring and administering IronPort email security appliances. At the end of the course, attendees will possess a working knowledge of how to use IronPort email security appliances to successfully manage and troubleshoot email traffic entering and leaving the enterprise network.