Deploying Cisco ASA Firewall Features (FIREWALL)

The primary audience for this course is as follows:

• Network Security Engineers (NSEs) involved in firewall design, implementation and maintenance.
• Cisco customers who implement and maintain Cisco ASA (adaptive security appliance) based perimeter solutions.

The secondary audience for this course is as follows:

• Cisco channel partners who sell, implement, and maintain Cisco ASA security appliances
• Cisco engineers who support the sale of Cisco ASA security appliances

The knowledge and skills that a learner must have before attending this course are as follows:

• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification or equivalent knowledge
• Cisco Certified Network Associate Security (CCNA Security) certification or equivalent knowledge
• Implementing Cisco IOS Network Security (IINS) or equivalent knowledge
• Working knowledge of the Microsoft Windows operating system

Upon completing this course, the learner will be able to meet these overall objectives:

• Evaluate the basic technology, features, and hardware models of the Cisco ASA adaptive security appliance product line
• Implement and maintain basic Cisco ASA adaptive security appliance connectivity and device management plane features
• Implement and maintain data plane access control features of the Cisco ASA adaptive security appliance product family
• Implement and maintain Cisco ASA adaptive security appliance features that integrate it with the local and global routing and switching infrastructure
• Implement and maintain Cisco ASA adaptive security appliance virtualization and high availability features
• Evaluate Cisco ASA adaptive security appliance SSM modules, their major features, and integrate them with the Cisco ASA adaptive security appliance

High-Level Course Outline This subtopic provides an overview of how the course is organized. The course contains these components:

• Course Introduction
• Introducing the Cisco ASA Adaptive Security Appliance
• Implementing Basic Connectivity and Device Management
• Deploying Cisco ASA Adaptive Security Appliance Access Control Features
• Deploying Cisco ASA Adaptive Security Appliance Network Integration Features
• Deploying Cisco ASA Adaptive Security Appliance Virtualization and High Availability Features
• Integrating Cisco ASA Adaptive Security Appliance Security Service Modules
• Appendix A: Configuring Routing on the Cisco ASA Adaptive Security Appliance
• Appendix B: Lab (Optional): Configuring Dynamic Routing
• Lab Guide