Cisco ASA firewall basics
What you'll learn
- Install your own firewall
- Configure NAT and access-lists.
- Understand the best practice recommendations when installing Cisco ASA
Requirements
- Knowledge of TCP/IP
- General knowledge of what a firewall is
Description
In the course you will learn everything needed to install and configure a brand new Cisco ASA firewall with outbound internet access.
You will learn all commands needed to install the firewall.
In the first part of the course You will understand which required building blocks there are to get the firewall installed. For each step I will explain the reason, how it works and that there is to think about when configuring the Cisco ASA. This includes:
Console access
Interface configurations
Access-list theory and how to apply them.
Restricting and providing management access.
Network Address Translation (NAT)
DHCP in the Cisco ASA
Available hardware models.
Security levels.
In the second part of the course we will together configure a Cisco ASA 5505 from no configuration at all to outbound filtered and NAT:ed internet-access with DHCP and access-lists.
By the end of this course you will have a full knowledge of the different building blocks required to install a Cisco firewall.
Who this course is for:
- Anyone who needs to understand how to setup a Cisco ASA firewall.
Instructor
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I have been working in IT since 1991. My focus the last 15 years has been in Routing&Switching and Security. I have certifications in Cisco (CCNA, CCNP, CCSP) since 2000, also certified Checkpoing CCSA/CCSP and ISC2 CISSP. After 20+ years as an IT consultant I have a broad as well as deep knowledge in TCP/IP, routing, switching and firewalling.