Citrix ADC 12.x Essentials and Unified Gateway

Expand your NetScaler knowledge and skills by enrolling in this five-day course. It covers NetScaler essentials, including secure load balancing, high availability and operations management, and also focuses on Unified Gateway, and NetScaler Gateway. You will learn to deliver secure remote access to apps and desktops integrating XenApp and XenDesktop with Unified Gateway and NetScaler Gateway. This course is best suited for IT professionals, with little or no previous NetScaler experience, who will be deploying or managing NetScaler, NetScaler Gateway or Unified Gateway environments.

What you’ll learn:

• Identify the functionality and capabilities of the NetScaler
• Explain basic NetScaler network architecture
• Identify the steps and components to secure the NetScaler
• Configure Authentication, Authorization, and Auditing
• Integrate NetScaler Gateway with XenApp, XenDesktop and other Citrix components

Is this course for you?

• Built for IT Professionals working with NetScaler, with little or no previous NetScaler experience. Potential students include administrators, engineers, and architects interested in learning how to deploy or manage NetScaler, NetScaler Gateway, or Unified Gateway environments.

Prerequisite Knowledge:

• This course requires little to no previous experience with Citrix NetScaler; however, Citrix recommends completing the free NetScaler Introduction bundle at elearning.citrix.com.

Prerequisite Knowledge:

• CNS-102: NetScaler Overview

Citrix Versions Covered:

• This course is currently on NetScaler version 12, but still applies to previous versions.

Certification:

• Citrix Certified Associate – Networking

Course Modules:

Module 1: Introduction to NetScaler

• Feature and Platform Overview
• Deployment Options
• Architectural Overview
• Setup and Management

Module 2: Networking Topologies

• NetScaler Components
• Routing
• Access Control Lists

Module 3: NetScaler Platforms

• NetScaler MPX
• NetScaler VPX
• NetScaler CPX
• NetScaler SDX

Module 4: NetScaler High Availability

• High Availability Configuration
• Managing High Availability
• Troubleshooting High Availability

Module 5: Load Balancing

• Load Balancing Overview
• Load Balancing Methods and Monitors
• Load Balancing Traffic Types
• Load Balancing Protection
• Load Balancing Troubleshooting

Module 6: SSL Overview

• SSL Configuration
• SSL Offload
• Troubleshooting SSL Offload
• SSL Vulnerabilities and Protections

Module 7: Authentication, Authorization, and Auditing

• NetScaler MPX
• NetScaler VPX
• NetScaler CPX
• NetScaler SDX

Module 8: NetScaler Logging

• Monitoring with SNMP
• Reporting and Diagnostics
• AppFlow Functions
• NetScaler Management and Analytics System (MAS)
• Troubleshooting

Module 9: Unified Gateway

• Introduction to Unified Gateway
• Advantages and Utilities of Unified Gateway
• Unified Gateway Configuration

Module 10: AppExpert Expressions

• Introduction to AppExpert Policies
• Classic v. Default Policies
• Explore NetScaler Gateway Policies
• Policy Bind Points

Module 11: Authentication and Authorization

• Authentication and Authorization
• Multi-Factor Authentication
• Authentication and Authorization Policies
• Authentication Troubleshooting

Module 12: Managing Client Connections

• Introduction to Client Connections
• Session Policies and Profiles
• Pre and Post Authentication Policies
• NetScaler Gateway Deployment Options

Module 13: Integration for XenDesktop and XenApp Solutions

• XenApp and XenDesktop Integration
• NetScaler Gateway Integration
• NetScaler WebFront
• ICA Proxy
• Clientless Access and Receiver
• Access Fallback
• SmartControl and SmartAcess for ICA

Module 14: Configuring Unified Gateway

• Working with Apps on Unified Gateway
• RDP Proxy
• Portal Themes and EULA

Module 15: NetScaler Insight Center

• Introduction to NetScaler Insight
• Understanding AppFlow
• Components for NetScaler Insight
• HDX Insight and Gateway Insight