Cisco ASA/Pix Operation Training Course

Objectives:

At the end of this course the student will be able to configure ASA Firewalls to:

• Allow configuration via console port, telnet and SSH
• Copy configurations and upgrade OS image.
• Authenticate users using RADIUS and local authentication.
• Act as a DHCP Server, Client and Relay.
• Operate as a Routed or Transparent Firewall.
• Operate in Failover mode.
• Support VLANs.
• Run routing protocols (OSPF and RIP) and exchange routing information with Cisco routers.
• Support Access Control Lists and content filtering.
• Support Object Grouping.
• Establish Internet connections using NAT and PAT.
• Setup site to site VPN's using IKE and IPSec.
• Setup Remote Access VPN's using Cisco secure VPN client.
• Setup Web VPN's
• Log access-list activity using a syslog server.
• Send traps to an SNMP Server.
• Password recovery

Practical Exercises

• Lab Exercise 1: Basic Configuration of Cisco ASA.
• Lab Exercise 2: Configure support for VLANs on ASA.
• Lab Exercise 3: Connectivity via Telnet and Local/RADIUS authentication.
• Lab Exercise 4: Configure Static and Dynamic routing on ASA.
• Lab Exercise 5: Filter traffic using Access Control Lists.
• Lab Exercise 6: Configure NAT on ASA.
• Lab Exercise 7: Configure VPN's on ASA.
• Lab Exercise 8: Configure Active/Standby Failover on ASA/Pix.
• Lab Exercise 9: Password Recovery on Cisco ASA.

Equipment Used in Practical Exercises:

• 4 Cisco ASA 5505 Firewalls running v8 of the CLI and capable of Active/Standby Failover. Pix 515E firewalls running v8 of the CLI, Cisco routers, switches and hubs as required.