Deploying Cisco ASA Firewall Features

Anyone who implements and maintains Cisco ASA firewalls, Network security specialists and technicians, delegates seeking CCNP Security certification

After you complete this course you will be able to:

• Evaluate the basic firewall technology, features, hardware models, and licensing options of the Cisco ASA security appliance
• Implement and troubleshoot basic Cisco ASA security appliance connectivity and device management plane features
• Configure and verify Cisco ASA security appliance network integration
• Configure and verify Cisco ASA security appliance policy
• Configure and verify high availability and virtualization on Cisco ASA security appliances

Cisco ASA Adaptive Security Appliance Essentials

• Evaluating Cisco ASA Adaptive Security Appliance Technologies
• Identifying Cisco ASA Adaptive Security Appliance Families
• Identifying Cisco ASA Adaptive Security Appliance Licensing Options

Basic Connectivity and Device Management

• Preparing the Cisco ASA Adaptive Security Appliance for Network Integration
• Managing Basic Cisco ASA Adaptive Security Appliance Network Settings
• Configuring Cisco ASA Adaptive Security Appliance Device Management Features

Network Integration

• Configuring Cisco ASA Adaptive Security Appliance NAT Features
• Configuring Cisco ASA Adaptive Security Appliance Basic Access Control Features
• Configuring Cisco ASA Adaptive Security Appliance Routing Features
• Configuring the Cisco ASA Adaptive Security Appliance Transparent Firewall

Cisco ASA Adaptive Security Appliance Policy Control

• Defining the Cisco ASA Adaptive Security Appliance MPF
• Configuring Cisco ASA Adaptive Security Appliance Connection Policy and QoS Settings
• Configuring Cisco ASA Adaptive Security Appliance Advanced Application Inspections
• Configuring Cisco ASA Adaptive Security Appliance User-Based Policies

Cisco ASA Adaptive Security Appliance High Availability and Virtualization

• Configuring Cisco ASA Adaptive Security Appliance Interface Redundancy Features
• Cisco ASA Adaptive Security Appliance Active/Standby High Availability
• Configuring Security Contexts on the Cisco ASA Adaptive Security Appliance
• Configuring Cisco ASA Adaptive Security Appliance Active/Active High Availability

Labs

• Lab 2-1: Preparing the Cisco ASA Adaptive Security Appliance for Network Integration
• Lab 2-2: Configuring the Cisco ASA Adaptive Security Appliance for Secure Network Integration
• Lab 2-3: Configuring Management Features
• Lab 3-1: Configuring NAT
• Lab 3-2: Configuring Basic Cisco Access Control Features
• Lab 3-3: Configuring Transparent Firewall (Optional)
• Lab 4-1: Configuring MPF, Basic Stateful Inspections, and QoS
• Lab 4-2: Configuring MPF Advanced Application Inspections
• Lab 4-3: Configuring Cut-Through Proxy
• Lab 5-1: Configuring Active/Standby High Availability
• Lab 5-2: Configuring Active/Active High Availability

The following courses are recommended for further study :

• SECURE - Securing Cisco Routers and Switches
• VPN - Deploying Cisco ASA VPN Solutions
• IPS - Implementing Cisco Intrusion Prevention System

The above courses along with FIREWALL make up the CCNP for Security Certification.

Delegates may also want to consider

• ICISE - Implementing Cisco Identity Services Engine.
• 802.1X - Introduction to 802.1X Operations for Cisco Security Professionals