To those who passed the NSE4

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April 7, 2026
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I am just looking for any insight and tips to focus on that don’t violate anyone’s NDAs. I have some practice exams that I have been spamming on Udemy. I note down anything I have no idea about and do a deep dive on it via YouTube, Google etc. just as much reading as I can to learn about the concept. Practice exams are scoring anywhere between 48-59% so not insanely far off the passing mark but definitely not in a position to sit for this exam (if I want to not lose my money and pass it on the first go). Any advice on GNS3 lab images that helped shore things up for you all or really any resources that helped you all dial in to get to a point where you were ready and passed the exam, please send them my way. Been playing in FortiGates for 6+ years for various outfits and I know I am close to really nailing this thing. There are just a lot of features in these things that I never touch because the customers I am working for aren’t using them. Honestly never really saw a customer use a FortiGate any further beyond 20 maybe 25% of all the features they have, so there really is a ton of stuff I’ve seen but never touched but I need to know for this exam. But I digress, any/all advice is welcome please!

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Anthony_E

Staff

Hi,

The best advice is to work hard and to study :)!

You can find below some precious links:

https://training.fortinet.com/course/

https://training.fortinet.com/local/staticpage/view.php?page=library_network-security-support-engine...
https://training.fortinet.com/local/library/
https://www.fortinet.com/training-certification

Good luck!

Best Regards

jkrull

Visitor III

Try "lab" some of the features you seldom (never) use. It is comforting to recognize a screen or setting.
Deep dive using Google/YouTube is helpful to give general knowledge and let you feel a bit more comfortable with the general topic, BUT ALWAYS GO BACK TO THE STUDENT GUIDE. Make the student guide your friend; review the sections in the student guide that you feel weaker in, and you will find it helpful. The questions might seem "tricky", but they are not trick questions pulled from nowhere. They come from the curriculum.
When answering the questions, don't select the option you have never heard of - if you have read the student guide, you will have covered the terminology/features in the exams. Aim for 80% plus to be safe.
I have written (and passed each time) several NSE4, NSE5, NSE6 and NSE7.

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