Lab Information

Login instructions

Please follow the instructions provided by the instructor to start your lab and access your jump host.

To access your dedicated student lab environment, you will require a web browser and Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) client software. The web browser will be used to access the Lab Training Portal. The RDP client will be used to connect to the Jump Host, where you will be able to access the BIG-IP management interfaces (HTTPS, SSH).

  1. Establish an RDP connection to your Jump Host and login with the following credentials:
    • User: user
    • Password: Agility1
  2. Access the BIG-IP GUI https://10.128.1.245 (you can double-click on the red “f5 Big-IP” shortcut icon on the Windows desktop).
  3. Login into the BIG-IP Configuration Utility with the following credentials:
    • User: admin
    • Password: admin

Note

All work for this lab will be performed exclusively from the Windows jumphost. No installation or interaction with your local system is required.

Lab Topology

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The following components have been included in your lab environment:

  • 1 x F5 BIG-IP VE v13.1 (provisioned for Local Traffic Manager and Access Policy Manager)
  • 1 x Windows Server running Active Directory and Web services
  • 1 x Windows Jumphost

Note

The following entries have been added in the local hosts file of your Jumphost:

  • 10.128.10.10 www.f5demo.com
  • 10.128.10.11 myvpn.f5demo.com
  • 10.128.20.200 www2.f5demo.com
  • 10.128.10.11 webtop.f5demo.com
  • 10.128.10.12 forms.f5demo.com
  • 10.128.10.12 forms.f5demo.com
  • 10.128.10.13 basic.f5demo.com
  • 10.128.10.13 app1.f5demo.com
  • 10.128.10.13 app2.f5demo.com
  • 10.128.10.13 app3.f5demo.com
  • 10.128.1.245 bigip1.f5demo.com

Lab Components

The following table lists VLANS, IP Addresses and Credentials for all components:

Component VLAN/IP Address(es) Credentials
BIG-IP
  • Management: 10.128.1.245
  • Internal: 10.128.20.245
  • External: 10.128.10.245
admin/admin
Jumphost
  • Management: 10.128.1.5
  • External: 10.128.10.5
user/Agility1
Lab Server
  • Internal: 10.128.20.201
administrator/Agility2018

Labs Timing/Duration

The time it takes to perform each lab varies and is mostly dependent on accurately completing steps. Below is an estimate of how long it will take for each lab:

Lab name (Description) Time Allocated
Lab 1 - Deploy a simple reverse proxy service 10 minutes
Lab 2 – Create My First Policy 15 minutes
Lab 3 – Configuring a VPN Policy 20 minutes
Lab 4 – Configuring an APM Webtop 10 minutes
Lab 5 – FORMS Based Authentication 15 minutes
Lab 6 – BASIC Authentication 15 minutes
Lab 7 – Single-Sign-On Across Authentication Domains 20 minutes