Course Overview
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.
Who should attend
This course is intended for system and network administrators responsible for installation, setup, configuration, and administration of the BIG-IP Access Policy Manager.
Prerequisites
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 free 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
 
Course Content
- Setting Up the BIG-IP System
 - Configuring Web Application Access
 - Exploring the Access Policy
 - Managing BIG-IP APM
 - Using Authentication
 - Understanding Assignment Agents
 - Configuring Portal Access
 - Configuring Network Access
 - Deploying Macros
 - Exploring Client-Side Checks
 - Exploring Server-Side Checks
 - Using Authorization
 - Configuring App Tunnels
 - Deploying Access Control Lists
 - Signing On with SSO
 - Using iRules
 - Customizing BIG-IP APM
 - Deploying SAML
 - Exploring Webtops and Wizards
 - Using BIG-IP Edge Client
 - Configuration Project