ZSCALER AND FORTINET DEPLOYMENT GUIDE
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Zscaler and Fortinet Introduction
Overviews of the Zscaler and Fortinet applications are described in this section.
ZIA Overview
ZIA is a secure internet and web gateway delivered as a service from the cloud. Think of ZIA as a secure internet on-
ramp—just make Zscaler your next hop to the internet via one of the following methods:
• Seing up a tunnel (GRE or IPSec) to the closest Zscaler data center (for offices).
• Forwarding traffic via our lightweight Zscaler Client Connector or PAC file (for mobile employees).
No maer where users connect—a coffee shop in Milan, a hotel in Hong Kong, or a VDI instance in South Korea—they get
identical protection. ZIA sits between your users and the internet and inspects every transaction inline across multiple
security techniques (even within SSL).
You get full protection from web and internet threats. The Zscaler cloud platform supports Cloud Firewall, IPS,
Sandboxing, DLP, and Browser Isolation, allowing you to start with the services you need now and activate others as your
needs grow.
ZPA Overview
ZPA is a cloud service that provides secure remote access to internal applications running on a cloud or data center using
a Zero Trust framework. With ZPA, applications are never exposed to the internet, making them completely invisible
to unauthorized users. The service enables the applications to connect to users via inside-out connectivity rather than
extending the network to them.
ZPA provides a simple, secure, and effective way to access internal applications. Access is based on policies created by
the IT administrator within the ZPA Admin Portal and hosted within the Zscaler cloud. On each user device, soware
called Zscaler Client Connector is installed. Zscaler Client Connector ensures the user’s device posture and extends a
secure microtunnel out to the Zscaler cloud when a user aempts to access an internal application.
Zscaler Resources
The following table contains links to Zscaler resources based on general topic areas.
Name Definition
ZIA Help Portal Help articles for ZIA.
ZPA Help Portal Help articles for ZPA.
Zscaler Tools Troubleshooting, security and analytics, and browser extensions that help
Zscaler determine your security needs.
Zscaler Training and Certification Training designed to help you maximize Zscaler products.
Submit a Zscaler Support Ticket Zscaler Support portal for submiing requests and issues.
If you are using this guide to implement a solution at a government agency, some of the content might be different for your deployment.
Efforts are made throughout the guide to note where government agencies might need different parameters or input. If you have
questions, contact your Zscaler Account representative.