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PAN OS Device Setting Configuration

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All PAN OS Device Setting Configuration questions (73)

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1

You are configuring a new NGFW and need to ensure administrative access is restricted to a specific management subnet. Which interface setting should you modify to enforce this?

Easy
2

What is the best way to monitor the firewall's CPU and memory usage?

Medium
3

When troubleshooting routing, which command allows you to test the path of a packet?

Hard
4

Where do you configure the DNS servers that the firewall itself uses to resolve hostnames for updates?

Easy
5

What is the purpose of the 'Policy Optimizer' feature?

Hard
6

Which TWO objects can be used to identify traffic in an Application Override policy?

Medium
7

A firewall is experiencing high CPU usage during traffic spikes. You suspect that App-ID is performing too much scanning on internal traffic. Which action should you take to optimize performance while maintaining security?

Hard
8

Which TWO of the following settings are required when configuring a Service Route to ensure the firewall uses a specific interface for external traffic?

Medium
9

When configuring an interface, what is the role of a 'Security Zone'?

Medium
10

A network administrator needs to ensure that internal users can access a public-facing web server located in the DMZ using its public IP address (Hairpin NAT). The policy exists, but traffic is being dropped. Which configuration step is critical to enable this?

Hard
11

What is the default action for the 'interzone-default' security policy?

Easy
12

Which TWO of the following are valid methods to authenticate administrators to the firewall?

Medium
13

Which THREE features are associated with Threat Prevention?

Hard
14

Which TWO of the following are valid methods for an administrator to authenticate to the Palo Alto Networks firewall management plane?

Medium
15

Which THREE steps are involved in the standard User-ID agentless configuration?

Hard
16

What must you do after making any change in the web interface to make it active?

Easy
17

You are experiencing issues with traffic passing through the firewall. What command is used to see the session table in the CLI?

Medium
18

Which TWO items are required to configure a site-to-site IPsec VPN?

Medium
19

How do you back up the firewall's configuration?

Medium
20

An administrator needs to ensure that the firewall uses a specific internal server for DNS resolution of external traffic. Where must this be configured?

Medium
21

How do you ensure that only the most secure TLS versions are used for management access?

Hard
22

You are deploying an HA pair. You need to ensure that the session state is synchronized immediately to prevent drops during a failover. Which setting ensures this?

Hard
23

Which THREE options are available under the 'Actions' tab of a Security Policy?

Hard
24

You are configuring a Security Profile to detect and prevent malware. Which profile is most appropriate for identifying malicious files being downloaded?

Medium
25

What is the consequence of having overlapping IP subnets on different interfaces?

Hard
26

Which configuration object allows you to restrict traffic based on geographic location?

Medium
27

An administrator wants to use a specific user's group membership for policy enforcement. What is the requirement?

Medium
28

Where do you view the system logs to troubleshoot hardware issues?

Easy
29

You are configuring a Palo Alto Networks firewall to support User-ID. You have successfully installed the User-ID agent on a Windows Server and connected it to the firewall. However, the firewall is not mapping IP addresses to usernames. What is the most likely cause?

Medium
30

Which type of interface is used for connecting to a Layer 3 network?

Easy
31

Which TWO types of logs can be forwarded to an external server?

Medium
32

Which THREE components are necessary to successfully implement SSL Forward Proxy?

Hard
33

You notice that the firewall is not identifying traffic as 'web-browsing' even though it is on port 80. What is the most likely cause?

Hard
34

Which action in a security policy should be used to drop traffic silently without sending a notification to the client?

Medium
35

You want to implement User-ID without installing agents on every server. What is the most efficient method to map IP addresses to usernames?

Medium
36

Which TWO settings are required to configure an Interface Management Profile?

Medium
37

Which feature helps to identify and block traffic from compromised hosts based on suspicious behavior?

Medium
38

Which object type should be used to group multiple IP addresses to simplify security policy management?

Medium
39

Which tab allows you to configure the firewall's hostname and domain?

Easy
40

Which tab is used to view real-time log activity?

Medium
41

How do you verify if a security policy is actually matching the traffic you expect?

Medium
42

Which object type should you use to handle large lists of URLs that you want to block or allow?

Medium
43

What is the purpose of the 'Pre-Rulebase' and 'Post-Rulebase' in Panorama?

Medium
44

Which THREE items are part of the 'Device > Setup' configuration?

Hard
45

What is the purpose of a 'Zone' in a Palo Alto Networks firewall?

Medium
46

Which tab is used to configure logging settings for a specific security policy?

Easy
47

Which TWO types of NAT are supported in PAN-OS?

Medium
48

What happens if a packet matches no security policies?

Medium
49

You have configured a GlobalProtect VPN, but users cannot access internal resources. What is the first troubleshooting step?

Medium
50

Which TWO objects can be used as a source in a Security Policy?

Medium
51

Which feature must be enabled to inspect traffic for threats?

Easy
52

What is the recommended way to manage certificates on a Palo Alto Networks firewall?

Medium
53

How do you ensure that the firewall automatically blocks traffic from a list of known malicious IP addresses?

Medium
54

Which THREE items are found under the 'Network' tab?

Hard
55

An administrator wants to ensure that internal users only access approved websites. Which profile is used?

Medium
56

You have configured an IPsec VPN tunnel between two sites, but the tunnel status shows 'init-passive' and never transitions to 'up'. What is the most likely configuration error?

Medium
57

If you have a primary and secondary firewall, what is the best way to synchronize configuration changes?

Hard
58

Which TWO items can be configured in a Virtual Router?

Medium
59

What is the primary function of a Security Profile Group?

Medium
60

Which object should be configured for a server that needs to be accessed from the internet via a public IP?

Medium
61

How do you ensure that a specific security policy rule is only active during business hours?

Hard
62

Which TWO authentication protocols are commonly supported by PAN-OS for VPN user authentication?

Medium
63

You are configuring a new Security Policy. Which TWO settings are required to enable App-ID enforcement for a rule?

Medium
64

Which TWO features require a valid subscription license?

Medium
65

When configuring NAT, which option allows the firewall to preserve the original source IP of the traffic?

Medium
66

You need to perform a packet capture on a specific firewall interface. Which tool is used?

Hard
67

An administrator needs to identify the cause of intermittent connectivity drops for a specific application. What feature provides the most granular visibility?

Hard
68

You are managing a firewall and need to ensure that dynamic updates are downloaded automatically. Where do you configure the schedule for these updates?

Easy
69

What is the recommended method to update the firewall's threat signatures?

Medium
70

You are configuring a new Palo Alto Networks firewall and need to ensure that the management interface is only accessible from a specific subnet. Which configuration component is used to achieve this?

Medium
71

Which feature is used to ensure the firewall clock is accurate?

Easy
72

Which THREE settings can be modified in a custom Antivirus Profile?

Hard
73

Which tab in the web interface is used to create and manage security policies?

Easy

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