FCSS SD-WAN 7.4 Architect case studies
FCSS SD-WAN 7.4 Architect · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The FCSS SD-WAN 7.4 Architect credential is a specialist-level certification in the Fortinet Certified Solution Specialist track, aimed at network and security professionals who design, deploy, and operate Fortinet Secure SD-WAN environments. It suits engineers and architects who already hold associate-level Fortinet knowledge and now want to demonstrate depth in WAN design, routing, security-driven traffic steering, and centralized operations. The FCSS SD-WAN 7.4 Architect case studies are 5 cases and about 2,829 words.
1Retail ADVPN Overlay with a CGNAT LTE Underlay
Northline Retail runs 80 stores on FortiGate 60F appliances, managed by FortiManager. Each store has a 100/100 Mbps fiber circuit and a 20/10 Mbps LTE circuit; the LTE provider uses CGNAT and hands the FortiGate a private WAN address.
681 words, about 3 min2ERP Asymmetry and BGP Flapping After Adding 5G
Helios Components runs three plants on FortiGate 100F firewalls. Plant A has an MPLS circuit with eBGP to the carrier, a 500/500 Mbps DIA circuit with a static default, and a 5G backup.
527 words, about 3 min3Guest Segmentation and Inspection Exemptions with SD-WAN
Meridian Credit Union has 12 branches and a data center. Each branch FortiGate 80F runs two VDOMs, CORP and GUEST.
535 words, about 3 min4MSSP SD-WAN Template Drift Across 150 Devices
An MSSP manages 150 FortiGate 60F and 100F devices with FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer. SD-WAN is delivered from a central SD-WAN template with metadata variables for two WAN interfaces, a health check to 203.0.113.10, and two rules: voice over WAN1 and business over WAN2.
515 words, about 3 min5Inter-Region ADVPN Shortcuts with a Default-Only Overlay
Global freight forwarder runs 40 offices on FortiGate 80F spokes and two FortiGate 200F hubs in Frankfurt and Singapore. The overlay is ADVPN with iBGP; both hubs are route reflectors in the same private AS.
571 words, about 3 min