In the Cisco PIX Firewall training course, you’ll learn how to define and describe network firewall security procedures and how they work specifically with Cisco PIX firewalls. Participants will learn how to configure PIX firewall interfaces, protocols and attack guards to protect networks from security threats that may arrive via Internet traffic.

Included Labs

Labs to be provided by the trainer

Objective

After completing this course the student should be able to

• Describe the features, functions, and benefits of the Cisco PIX Firewall.
• Identify PIX Firewall features, models, components, and benefits.
• Describe PIX Firewall installation procedures.
• Perform basic configuration.
• Explain the routing functionality of the PIX Firewall.
• Configure routing on the PIX Firewall.
• Configure the PIX Firewall to send messages to a Syslog server.
• Configure the PIX Firewall as a DHCP client.
• Configure special protocol handling on the PIX Firewall.
• Describe how the PIX Firewall supports call handling sessions and VoIP call signaling.
• Configure AAA on the PIX Firewall.
• Configure shunning on the PIX Firewall.
• Configure a site-to-site VPN using the PIX Firewall.
• Configure a VPN Client-to-PIX Firewall VPN.
• Configure the PIX Firewall?s PPPoE client.
• Perform password recovery on the PIX Firewall.

What will you learn?

Cisco PIX Firewall Technology and Features
• Firewalls
• PIX Firewall models

Cisco PIX Firewall Family
• PIX Firewall models
• PIX services module
• PIX Firewall licensing

Getting Started with the Cisco PIX Firewall
• User interface
• Examining the PIX Firewall status
• ASA security levels
• Basic PIX Firewall configuration
• Syslog configuration
• DHCP server configuration
• PPPoE and the PIX Firewall

Translations and Connections
• Transport Protocols
• Network Address Translation
• Configuring DNS Support
• Port Address Translations

Access Control Lists and Content Filtering
• ACLS
• Converting Conduits to ACLS
• Using ACLS

Object Grouping
• Overview of object grouping
• Getting started with object groups
• Configuring object groups
• Nested object groups

Advanced Protocol Handling
• Advanced protocols
• Multimedia support

Attack Guards, Intrusion Detection, and Shunning
• Attack guards
• Intrusion detection

Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting
• Introduction
• Installation of CSACS for Windows NT
• Authentication configuration
• Downloadable ACLS

Failover
• Understanding failover
• Serial failover configuration
• LAN-based failover configuration

Virtual Private Networks
• PIX Firewall enables a secure VPN
• Prepare to configure VPN support
• Configure IKE parameter
• Configure IPSec parameters
• Test and verify VPN configuration
• Cisco VPN Client
• Scale PIX Firewall VPNs

System Maintenance
• Remote access
• Command authorization

Cisco PIX Device Manager
• PDM overview
• Prepare for PDM
• Using PDM to configure the PIX Firewall
• Using PDM to create a site-to-site VPN
• Using PDM to create a remote access VPN

Enterprise PIX Firewall Management
• Configuring access and translation rules
• Reporting, tools, and administration

Enterprise PIX Firewall Maintenance
• Introduction to the auto update server
• PIX Firewall and AUS communication settings
• Devices, images, and assignments
• Reports and administration

Firewall Services Module
• FWSM overview
• Using PDM with the FWSM