CISCO FIREWALL VIDEO MENTOR

5+ Hours of Video Instruction

“The Cisco Firewall Video Mentor is an outstanding aide in learning to configure and understand the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance. Whether you are a newcomer to the ASA or operationally experienced, these videos clearly explain and demonstrate how to configure and manage the ASA from the command line and from the ASDM GUI.”

–Mark Macumber, Systems Engineer, Cisco

Cisco Firewall Video Mentor is a unique video product that teaches you how to configure and maintain Cisco firewalls to optimize the security of your networks.

In the 16 videos presented on the DVD, best-selling author and CCIE network engineer David Hucaby walks you through common Cisco firewall configuration and troubleshooting tasks.

Designed to develop and enhance hands-on skills, each 10 - 30minute video guides you through essential configuration tasks on the Cisco ASA and FWSM platforms and shows you how to verify that firewalls are working correctly. You will learn how to design and configure appropriate firewall rules and features based on a set of security policies, validate firewall configurations to prove that the security policies are being met as expected, troubleshoot problem that arise from misconfigured features or security policies that need to be updated, and collect and analyze audit trails of network activity. Each video lab presents objectives, dynamic lab topology diagrams, command syntax overviews, and video captures of command-line input and GUI configuration.

All of this is coupled with thorough audio instruction by an industry expert making learning easy and engaging. Animated network diagrams show you lab setup, device addressing, and how traffic flows through the network. Video screencasts of ASA and FWSM CLI and the ASDM GUI demonstrate command entry, configuration techniques, and device response.

Skill Level

Beginner

What You Will Learn

•  Interface configuration
• Firewall administration
• Use Failover and multiple security contexts
• Set up address translation, connection limits, firewall rules, logging, and DMZs
• Use MPF
• Test security policies
• Capture and analyze traffic

Who Should Take This Course?

The primary audience for this product includes security administrators, technicians, and network engineers who are responsible for installing, configuring, and maintaining Cisco network security solutions. The book will appeal to any engineer involved in Cisco security installations, especially Cisco reseller and partner engineers who are asked to configure a wide variety of features in an efficient manner.

Anyone pursuing Cisco security certifications will also be interested in the content of these videos.

Course Requirements

Users should have some basic knowledge of network security, but need not have extensive hands-on experience

Table of Contents

Lab 1: Initial Configuration

Lab 2: Configuring Interfaces

Lab 3: Setting Up Routing

Lab 4: Firewall Administration over the Network

Lab 5: Using Multiple Security Contexts

Lab 6: Using Failover for High Availability

Lab 7: Failover in Action

Lab 8: Setting Up Address Translation and Connection Limits

Lab 9: Setting Up Firewall Rules

Lab 10: Setting Up a DMZ

Lab 11: Setting Up Logging

Lab 12: Using MPF to Control Layer 3/4 Connections

Lab 13: Using MPF to Perform QoS Queuing and Policing

Lab 14: Using MPF to Tune Application Inspection Engines

Lab 15: Testing Security Policies with Packet Tracer

Lab 16: Capturing Traffic