Systems Administrator

Okan
Kaipoğlu

$ whoami — Systems Administrator & Network Engineer

I design, deploy and manage enterprise IT infrastructure — servers, firewalls, and networks. This is where I document real-world problems, solutions and everything I learn along the way.

5+Years Exp.
50+Blog Posts
200+Issues Resolved
24/7Monitoring
okan@network:~
systemctl status infrastructure
● Active: running (5 years, 0 months)
  CGroup: /system.slice/infra.service

skills --list
FortiGate Sophos pfSense
Cisco Mikrotik HP Aruba
Windows Server Linux
VMware Hyper-V Docker

ping okankaipoglu.com
64 bytes: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.2ms

// 01 — About

About Me

Systems Administrator with 5+ years of enterprise IT experience.

Hi, I'm Okan Kaipoğlu — a Systems Administrator and Network & Infrastructure Engineer with over 5 years of hands-on experience building and managing enterprise IT environments.

My day-to-day work involves managing enterprise firewall systems such as FortiGate and Sophos, designing and maintaining switching and routing infrastructure, and administering both Linux and Windows Server environments.

I work extensively with Cisco and TP-Link routers and switches, configure VLANs, set up VPN tunnels, and handle Active Directory, DNS and DHCP services for corporate networks.

On this blog I document real problems I encounter in the field — with step-by-step solutions, CLI commands and practical notes. No filler, just things that actually work.

Certifications & Skills
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NSE 4
Fortinet
🌐
CCNA
Cisco
🐧
LPIC-1
Linux Professional
🖥️
MCP
Microsoft
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Firewall
FortiGate, Sophos, pfSense — UTM, VPN, IPS/IDS, SSL inspection
🌐
Network Design
Routing, Switching, VLAN, STP, OSPF — enterprise architectures
🔀
Routers & Switches
Cisco, TP-Link, Mikrotik, HP Aruba — enterprise and SMB
🐧
Linux Server
Ubuntu, CentOS, Bash scripting — full server lifecycle management
🖥️
Windows Server
AD, DNS, DHCP, GPO, RDS — corporate environment admin
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Virtualization
VMware, Hyper-V, Docker, VirtualBox — multi-platform environments
// 02 — Experience

Experience

Roles I've held throughout my career.

2022 — Present
Systems Administrator & Network Engineer
İlkFer Grup · İstanbul
Responsible for the full network infrastructure including FortiGate firewall management, VLAN design, inter-VLAN routing, VPN tunnels, and core/distribution/access layer switching. Manage Windows Server AD, DNS, DHCP environments and Ubuntu Server deployments. Handle server hardware installation, iDRAC/iLO configuration and VMware virtualization.
FortiGateWindows ServerVMwareVLANVPNActive Directory
2020 — 2022
System & Network Administrator
IT Services Company · İstanbul
Deployed and maintained LAN/WAN infrastructure for multiple clients. Configured managed switches, set up site-to-site IPSec VPNs, and managed firewall rulesets. Performed network audits using Nmap and Wireshark. Administered Active Directory and group policies for 200+ user environments.
CiscoIPSec VPNNmapWiresharkGPO
2018 — 2020
IT Support Specialist
Tech Support Provider · İstanbul
First point of contact for network and system issues. Resolved hardware and software problems, configured routers and access points, maintained patch panels and structured cabling. Gained hands-on experience with Windows Server and Linux environments.
Windows ServerLinuxNetworkingHardware
// 03 — Topics

Topics

What I write about on this blog.

// 04 — Blog

Latest Posts

Real-world problems, step-by-step solutions, CLI commands and practical notes.

Network
Cisco Static Route vs Default Route Configuration
Mar 13, 2026
5 min readRead more →
Security
Network Vulnerability Scanning with Nmap — Practical Guide
Mar 15, 2026
8 min readRead more →
Systems
Monitoring PoE Switch Ports with FortiGate
Mar 17, 2026
6 min readRead more →
DevOps
24/7 System Monitoring with Uptime Kuma
Mar 18, 2026
7 min readRead more →
Network
Distribution Layer: Core vs Distribution Switch Explained
Mar 19, 2026
9 min readRead more →
Systems
iDRAC & iLO Setup Guide — Dell and HPE Servers
Mar 20, 2026
10 min readRead more →
Network
FortiGate IPSec Site-to-Site VPN Setup
Mar 22, 2026
12 min readRead more →
Systems
Active Directory: Users, Groups and GPO from Scratch
Mar 24, 2026
11 min readRead more →
DevOps
Centralized Log Management with Syslog on Ubuntu Server
Mar 26, 2026
8 min readRead more →
// 05 — Contact

Get in Touch

Technical question, collaboration, or just want to talk infrastructure? Feel free to reach out.