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Cisco ASA Firewall, configuration and administration Training
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Program
This course will help you acquire all the knowledge you need to deploy and maintain a security solution based on Cisco ASA.
PROGRAM
Introduction
- Firewall technologies and characteristics.
- Introduction to firewalls. Terminology and features.
- Examples of architectures. The ASA product line.
- Setting up an ASA. The user interface. Configuring the firewall.
- NTP settings. ASA security levels.
- Syslog configuration.
Hands-on work
Basic configuration of an ASA.
Address translation and connections
- Dynamic NAT, static PAT and NAT.
- The TCP Intercept function.
- Connections, port redirects.
- DMZ configuration.
Hands-on work
Configuring an ASA for PAT with two and three interfaces. Publishing a Web server.
ACL and Content Filtering
- Overview of the ACLs.
- Configuration of the ACLs.
- Filtering malicious active code.
- URL filtering.
- Groups of objects.
- Overview of object groups. Usages.
- Configuring object groups.
Hands-on work
Filtering HTTP and FTP network traffic. Creating and using object groups in the ACL.
AAA configuration
- Overview of Cisco Secure ACS.
- Installing Cisco Secure ACS.
- Configuring authentication and authorization.
- Downloading ACLs.
- Troubleshooting AAA.
Hands-on work
Installing CSACS. Configuring ASA for AAA.
Routing and switching
- Reminders about VLANs.
- Features supported.
- Static and dynamic routing.
- Multicasting.
Hands-on work
Configuring ASA for multi-VLAN, RIPv2, and OSPF.
VPN
- Setting up VPNs.
- Configuring IPSec.
- The Cisco VPN client.
- Configuring remote access with Easy VPN.
- Configuring the Easy VPN server.
- Characteristics of remote Easy VPN.
- Overview and configuration of the client.
- Overview and configuration of WebVPN.
Hands-on work
Setting up site-to-site VPN, VPN remote access, and WebVPN.
Transparent firewall
- Transparent vs. Routed firewall.
- Unsupported features.
- Configuring IP addresses, ACLs, and ARP.
- Maintenance and troubleshooting.
Hands-on work
Setting up a transparent firewall.
Failover
- Overview of Failover modes. Configuring Failover and LAN Failover. Setting up Failover.
- Configuring Failover.
- Configuring LAN Failover.
- Setting up Failover in Active/Active mode.
Hands-on work
Setting up failover in Active/Standby mode, as well as in Active/Active mode.
Participants / Prerequisite
» Participants
Security managers. System and network engineers. Security architects. Network or security technicians.
» Prerequisite
Good knowledge of network administration with Cisco equipment and of computer security.
Intra/Tailored
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Time schedule
Generally, courses take place from 9:00 to 12:30 and from 14:00 to 17:30.
However, on the first day attendees are welcomed from 8:45, and there is a presentation of the session between 9:15 and 9:30.
The course itself begins at 9:30. For the 4- or 5-day hands-on courses, the sessions finish at 15:30 on the last day
