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Junos Pulse Access Control (JPAC)

Length: Three days

Course Overview

This three-day course provides detailed coverage of the configuration of the Junos Pulse Access Control Service (JPACS) offered by Juniper Networks. Students will work with the solution elements—the JPACS, the SRX Series Services Gateways firewall enforcer, Junos Pulse, and the Odyssey Access Client (OAC)—to configure secured access to network resources. Key topics include JPACS deployment, basic implementation, and element configuration. Students will have the opportunity to apply their knowledge in several hands-on labs.

Objectives

After successfully completing this course, you should be able to deploy the JPACS and firewall enforcer to support common environments. Specific topics include:

• Introduction to JPACS
• Typical deployment scenarios
• Terminology
• JPACS configuration elements
  
  • Roles
  • Authentication realms
  • Authentication servers
  • Resource policies
  • Sign-in policies
• Firewall enforcer configuration elements
  • Infranet policies
• Junos Pulse configuration elements
  • Connections
  • Location Awareness
  • Host Checker Integration
• Odyssey Access Client configuration elements
  • Host Checker Integration
  • Host Enforcer
• Troubleshooting

Target Audience

The intended audience for this course includes network engineers, support personnel, reseller support, and individuals responsible for implementing the Junos Pulse Access Control Service.

Course Level

Intermediate

Prerequisites

Students should:

• know the TCP/IP protocol suite, including addressing and routing.
• have Ethernet experience, including addressing, basic switching operations and VLANs.
• have knowledge of basic security and access management concepts, including 802.1x and RADIUS.

It is recommended (but not required) that students attend the following courses:

• IJOS
• JSEC
• or have equivalent experience with Junos devices and SRX Series firewalls

Course contents

COURSE OUTLINE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Day 1

Chapter 1: Course Introduction

Chapter 2: Junos Pulse Access Control Service

• Need for Access Control
• JPACS Components
• JPACS Component Interaction
• Sample JPACS Deployments

Chapter 3: Initial Configuration

• JPACS Initial Configuration: Console
• JPACS Initial Configuration: Admin UI
• Firewall Enforcer Initial Configuration
• Verification and Troubleshooting
• Lab 1: Initial Configuration

Chapter 4: The Access Management Framework

• Access Management Framework Elements

Chapter 5: Roles

• Configuring User Roles
• Role Mapping
• Configure Sign-in Policies
• Lab 2: Roles

Chapter 6: Client Access Methods

• Client Access Methods
• Configure Agent Access
• Configure Agentless Access
• Lab 3: Configure Client Access Methods

Day 2

Chapter 7: Firewall Enforcement

• Resource Policy Overview
• Discuss Firewall Enforcement
• Configure Firewall Enforcement
• Captive Portal
• Lab 4: Firewall Enforcement

Chapter 8: Layer 2 Enforcement

• 802.1X Operations
• RADIUS Elements
• MAC Authentication

Chapter 9: Configuring Layer 2 Enforcement

• Configure an 802.1X Authenticator
• Configure 802.1X Support on the JPACS
• Configure MAC Authentication
• Lab 5: Layer 2 Enforcement

Chapter 10: Endpoint Security

• What Is Host Checker?
• Host Checker Configuration
• Enhanced Endpoint Security (EES) Configuration
• Remediation Options
• Lab 6: Endpoint Security

Day 3

Chapter 11: Authentication Options

• The Authentication Process
• Configuring Authentication Servers
• Configuring Authentication Realms
• Lab 7: Authentication Options

Chapter 12: Management and Troubleshooting

• Logging
• Monitoring
• Troubleshooting Component Communications
• Troubleshooting User Interactions
• Configuration File Management
• Lab 8: Logging and Troubleshooting

Chapter 13: High Availability

• HA Concepts
• JPACS Cluster Configuration
• SRX HA Configuration
• Lab 9: JPACS Cluster Configuration

Chapter 14: Integration

• IF-MAP Federation
• NSM Integration
• STRM Integration
• IDP Integration

Appendix A: Junos Pulse Gateway Chassis Management

Appendix B: ScreenOS Enforcer Configuration

Certification Acronynm: PENDING_CERT

Certification Name: PENDING CERTIFICATION

Exam Code: PENDING_CERT

Course Acronym: JPAC (Access)

Certification Text

This is course is part of a certification track that is yet to be finalised. Please contact us now for more information.

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