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NSE 6 in Secure Networking

Standardize your team on NSE 6 in Secure Networking with a structured Fortinet training path — a blueprint-weighted practice exam and team admin reporting included on every CBT Nuggets Teams seat.

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Course
1
Practice exam
5
Core skills
$200
Exam fee (Fortinet)
Security operations center analysts monitoring threat dashboards
Difficulty
Difficulty: 3 of 5 (Moderate)
Moderate
Exam fee (Fortinet)
$200
Courses on path
1
Official source
Fortinet’s official exam page
Exam code
  • FCP_FMG_AD-7.6

Exam datasheet

Prerequisites
NSE 4 FortiOS
Recommended experience
1-2 years of experience in network security
Recertification
2 years
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Exams

Exams for this certification

Exam fees per engineer, paid to the exam vendor$200

Exam — Required

Every engineer on the NSE 6 in Secure Networking path takes FCP_FMG_AD-7.6.

  1. FCP_FMG_AD-7.6NSE 6 in Secure NetworkingPractice exam included on every Teams seat
    Exam fee
    $200
    Exam length
    70 minutes
    Questions
    30-40
    Passing score
    70%

    Exam blueprint: FCP_FMG_AD-7.6

Skills your team builds

network securityfirewall managementVPN configurationintrusion preventionFortinet solutions

Training path

Your team's training path

One CBT Nuggets course covers the full NSE 6 in Secure Networking path. Your team can start today and have admin reporting visible from day one.

  1. Start here · primary course

    FortiManager Admin

    Learn the ins and outs of FortiManager, gain control of your SOC, and prepare to earn your Fortinet Certified Professional - Network Security certification. This Fortinet training course prepares SOC analysts and network security administrators to manage FortiGate devices at scale. You’ll dive into centralized policy management, device provisioning, and troubleshooting — plus learn to streamline your entire network's security operations. This Fortinet course maps to the Fortinet NSE 5 - FortiManager 7.6 Administrator exam, meaning you’ll learn the network security skills to get certified and become more confident on the job.

    Keith Barker
    69 videos9h
    Open course

Every certification course includes

  • Expert-led video training
  • Certification practice exams
  • Per-team completion reporting

Fortinet career ladder

Where NSE 6 in Secure Networking sits in your team's Fortinet progression

The cert your team is on now, plus the levels above and below. Use this to map an engineer's next-step credential or to plan headcount coverage across tiers.

  1. Professional level

    4 certs

    Fortinet NSE 6 - Network Security 7.6 Support Engineer

    NSE 6 - Network Security Suppo…

    NSE 4 FortiOS

    FCP_FGT_AD-7.6

    NSE 5 in Security Operations

    FCP_FAZ_AN-7.6

    NSE 6 in Secure Networking

    FCP_FMG_AD-7.6

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Customer outcome

Build NSE capability across the whole team, not one engineer

Assign the NSE 6 in Secure Networking course to the engineers who need it, and the team report shows who has started, who has finished, and who has passed the practice exam — the view leadership uses to see Fortinet skills coverage across the team and where the gaps are.

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Team capability

Make NSE a number on your team capability sheet, not a single engineer’s certificate.

Standardizing your team on NSE gives leadership a clear picture of Fortinet skills coverage — who has completed the training, who is still on the path, and where the gaps are — so staffing and escalation plans rest on known capability instead of on one engineer.

Credential: NSE 6 in Secure Networking

Exam
  • FCP_FMG_AD-7.6

Frequently asked questions about NSE 6 in Secure Networking training

Common questions IT directors ask when evaluating NSE 6 in Secure Networking training for their team.

How does NSE 6 in Secure Networking fit into our compliance and governance program?

Teams often cite NSE 6 in Secure Networking when documenting who is trained to administer centralized FortiManager policy and device configuration, and CBT Nuggets team reporting supplies per-learner completion exports as training evidence. Your auditor's control crosswalk decides the formal mapping to any framework your organization follows.

Who on the team should hold NSE 6 in Secure Networking, and what can a certified team own?

It fits the network and security engineers who manage FortiGate fleets centrally rather than box by box. The linked FortiManager 7.6 Administrator course covers deploying FortiManager, setting up ADOMs and administrators, registering FortiGates, managing device settings, policies, objects and the Global ADOM, configuring switching and AP Manager, and handling FDS, HA and updates, so a certified team can own day-to-day FortiManager operations across the environment.

What does CBT Nuggets NSE 6 in Secure Networking training include for a team?

CBT Nuggets NSE 6 in Secure Networking courses are built by named expert trainers. Where a course includes hands-on virtual labs or a practice exam mapped to Fortinet's published exam objectives, the course list on this page says so. Team admin reporting tracks assignment, completion and exam readiness per engineer — the view managers use to run a team training program.

How do I assign and track NSE 6 in Secure Networking training for my team?

From the admin console, managers assign the NSE 6 in Secure Networking courses directly to specific engineers or role groups and track completion and practice-exam scores per learner. Team-wide reporting rolls up to a single dashboard you can review or export for leadership reviews or compliance reporting.

How long does it take to certify a team on NSE 6 in Secure Networking?

The linked live courses add up to about 9 hours of video. Beyond that, the timeline depends on the team's starting point, including how much FortiGate and FortiManager experience each engineer already has.

What if Fortinet updates the NSE 6 in Secure Networking exam objectives?

CBT Nuggets updates Fortinet course content as exam objectives refresh, and this page shows the current exam's status and any retirement date the vendor has announced. When Fortinet restructures or renames a track, the assigned training stays aligned with the same team training plan, and the training stays current without anyone losing their progress mid-stream.

Ready to NSE 6 in Secure Networking-certify your team?

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See how CBT Nuggets helps IT leaders plan and track NSE 6 in Secure Networking training across the team — a practice exam and reporting included.

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