Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance

Course Outline

Duration: 5 Days

Description: This is a 5 day class covering content from the SNAF and SNAA courses. Students will work in groups of 2 with each group (called Pods) having an ASA 5505 and a 5510 to configure. Each ASA will have the latest software and a full security plus license.

Course Contents:

Day 1

Introducing Cisco Security Appliance Technology and Features

Introducing the Cisco Security Appliance Family of Products

Getting Started with CLI and Adaptive Security Device Manager (ASDM)

Basic Security Appliance Configuration

Day 2

Configuring Translations and Connection Limits

Using ACL’s and Content Filtering

Configuring Object Groups

Switching and Routing on Cisco Security Appliances

Day 3

Configuring AAA on the Security Appliance using Cisco Secure Access Server

Configuring Advanced Protocol Inspection on the Security Appliance

Configuring Threat Detection

Configuring a Security Appliance with Site to Site VPN using pre-shared keys

Day 4

Configuring a Security Appliance with Site to Site VPN using an Authentication Server

Configuring a secure VPN using IPSEC between a security appliance and a Cisco VPN Client

Configuring a Security Appliance with Site to Site VPN using pre-shared keys

Configuring the Security Appliance to Provide Secure Clientless SSL VPN

Day 5

Configure lan-based Active/Standby Failover

Configuring lan-based Active/Active Failover

Managing the Security Appliance

Configuring IDS and IPS Protection