Free Practice Questions for Fortinet EMEA-Advanced-Support Exam

The ‘set nat enable’ command in a FortiGate firewall policy enables Source NAT (SNAT) for outgoing traffic, typically rewriting the source IP to the FortiGate’s interface IP or an IP pool. It does not disable NAT (B), force a specific pool (C), or limit to incoming traffic (D). Exact extract: "The ‘set nat enable’ command in a firewall policy enables Source NAT, rewriting the source IP address of outgoing traffic to the egress interface IP or a configured NAT pool."

Policy Routes in FortiGate allow routing decisions based on criteria like source, destination, or service, overriding the default routing table. SD-WAN Rules (A) are for WAN optimization, Static Routes (C) are fixed, and Dynamic Routes (D) are protocol-based, not policy-based. Exact extract: "Policy Routes allow FortiGate to make routing decisions based on user-defined criteria, such as source/destination IPs or services, overriding standard routing."

A hybrid cloud combines on-premises infrastructure (local datacenter) with public cloud resources, allowing workloads to operate across both environments for flexibility and scalability. Fortinet solutions like FortiGate-VM support hybrid cloud deployments. Option A refers to hardware diversity, C to OS variety, and D to architecture types, none of which define hybrid cloud. Exact extract: "Hybrid cloud is the combination of public cloud services with an on-premises private cloud or datacenter... This allows customers to run some systems in the public cloud and others in their local datacenter, managed seamlessly."

IPsec operates at Layer 4 (Transport Layer) in the OSI model, providing secure communication via protocols like ESP and AH, which work with TCP or UDP. BGP and OSPF are Layer 3 (Network Layer) routing protocols, and ARP operates at Layer 2 (Data Link Layer). Fortinet’s FortiGate uses IPsec for VPNs at Layer 4. Exact extract: "IPsec operates at the Transport Layer (Layer 4) to secure communications, encapsulating TCP or UDP packets... BGP and OSPF function at the Network Layer, while ARP resolves IP to MAC addresses at the Data Link Layer."

HTTP defines standard request methods, including GET (retrieve a resource) and HEAD (retrieve headers only). LIST and RETR are not standard HTTP methods; RETR is used in FTP, and LIST is not a recognized method in either protocol. The original document incorrectly lists only A, omitting C. Exact extract: "HTTP supports several request methods, including GET, HEAD, POST, PUT, DELETE, etc... GET retrieves a resource, while HEAD retrieves only the headers without the body content."

BGP path selection follows a specific order of attributes to determine the best path. The process prefers the path with the highest local preference first, as it is one of the earliest steps in the decision process. Local preference is used within an AS to influence outbound traffic. Only if local preferences are equal does it move to the next criteria, such as shortest AS path. The AS path length is considered after local preference, MED after that, and eBGP over iBGP even later. Therefore, among the options, the highest local preference (D) is the most preferred criterion. The original document's answer B is incorrect based on standard BGP selection rules implemented in Fortinet. Exact extract: This article describes the BGP route selection process. Scope FortiGate. Solution Consider only routes with no AS loops and a valid next hop. BGP makes routing decisions based on path, network policies and rulesets ... select the route with the lowest router ID as the best path. Network. Type. To achieve this, multiple route selection techniques can be used. Some are protocol-agnostic (for example, weight) and others are protocol-specific (for example ...).

Link aggregation, also known as IEEE 802.3ad or 802.1ax, enables the binding of multiple physical interfaces to form a single logical interface, which increases the overall bandwidth and provides redundancy. This is achieved by combining the bandwidth of the individual links into one aggregated link. For example, if two 1Gbps interfaces are aggregated, the logical link can provide up to 2Gbps bandwidth. This configuration is commonly used in FortiGate devices to enhance network performance without replacing hardware. The option B correctly describes this by stating "Increase bandwidth by binding physical interfaces into a single channel," which aligns with the official description. Incorrect options include A, which is vague and does not specify the method of binding multiple interfaces; C, which is the opposite of the purpose; and D, which is invalid. Exact extract: Link aggregation (IEEE 802.3ad/802.1ax) enables you to bind two or more physical interfaces together to form an aggregated (combined) link. This new link ... Link aggregation combines multiple physical interfaces into a single logical interface, increasing bandwidth and link redundancy. Traffic is distributed evenly.

FortiGate’s SD-WAN feature enables load balancing and intelligent traffic steering across multiple WAN links based on criteria like bandwidth, latency, or application. Link Aggregation (B) bonds interfaces, Virtual Routing (C) is VRF, and Multi-Path Routing (D) is not a standard term. Exact extract: "SD-WAN enables load balancing and traffic steering across multiple WAN links, optimizing performance and reliability based on configured rules and metrics."

The ‘get router info routing-table all’ command displays the FortiGate’s current routing table, including all active routes and their details. Options B, C, and D are not valid or specific for this purpose. Exact extract: "Use ‘get router info routing-table all’ to display the complete routing table, showing destination, gateway, interface, and metric for all routes."