Course : Cisco ASA Firewall, configuration and administration

Practical course - 4d - 28h00 - Ref. CPF
Price : 2380 € E.T.

Cisco ASA Firewall, configuration and administration






INTER
IN-HOUSE
CUSTOM

In person or remote class
Available in English on request

Ref. CPF
  4d - 28h00
2380 € E.T.







Course schedule

1
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.

2
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.

3
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.

4
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.

5
Routing and switching

  • Reminders about VLANs.
  • Features supported.
  • Static and dynamic routing.
  • Multicasting.
Hands-on work
Configuring ASA for multi-VLAN, RIPv2, and OSPF.

6
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.

7
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.

8
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.

9
Cisco Security Appliance Device Manager

  • Using ASDM to configure ASA.
  • Creating a site-to-site VPN and VPN remote access.
Hands-on work
Installing ASDM. VPN configuration.

10
Maintenance

  • Access configuration.
  • Levels of privileges.
  • Password Recovery.
  • Managing the iOS.
  • Configuration management.
  • License management.
Hands-on work
Updating the iOS. Backing up the configuration. Password Recovery.


Publication date : 05/17/2024