Securing Networks with ASA Foundation LIVE and ONLINE (SNAF-LAO)

    

Summary:
This course takes a task-oriented approach to teaching the skills to configure, operate, and manage the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance product family. Configurations are performed via ASDM. This course covers important new ASA and PIX Security Appliance 8.0 features giving students the knowledge and skills to protect network systems from intrusions and security threats. This course provides an excellent foundation to SNAA.

Duration:
5 Days/Lecture & Lab

Audience:
-Technicians requiring CCSP Certification or ASA Specialist Certification-Technicians using or designing networks with Cisco ASA products

Topics:

• Introducing Cisco Security Appliance Technology and Features
• Introducing the Cisco ASA and PIX Security Appliance Families
• Getting Started with Cisco Security Appliances
• Configuring a Security Appliance
• Configuring Translations and Connection Limits
• Using ACLs and Content Filtering
• Configuring Object Grouping
• Switching and Routing on Cisco Security Appliances
• Configuring AAA for Cut-Through Proxy
• Configuring the Cisco Modular Policy Framework
• Configuring Advanced Protocol Handling
• Configuring Threat Detection
• Configuring Site-to-Site VPNs Using Pre-Shared Keys
• Configuring Security Appliance Remote-Access VPNs
• Configuring the Cisco ASA Security Appliance for SSL VPN
• Configuring Transparent Firewall Mode
• Configuring Security Contexts
• Configuring Failover
• Managing the Security Appliance

Prerequisites:
-Certification as a CCNA or the equivalent knowledge-Basic knowledge of the Windows operating system-Familiarity with the networking and security terms and concepts (the concepts are learned in prerequisite training or by reading industry publications).

Last Update: March 10, 2010