Cisco PIX Firewall - Advanced
The Cisco Secure PIX Firewall Advanced exam (CSPFA 642-521) is the second required course to become a Cisco Certified Security Professional and the Cisco Firewall Specialist certifications. This teaches how to describe, configure, verify and manage the PIX Firewall product family.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- 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.
- Install the PIX Device Manager and use it to configure the PIX Firewall.
- Use the PIX Device Manager to monitor the PIX Firewall.
- Configure a site-to-site VPN using the PIX Device Manager.
- Test and verify PIX Firewall operations
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- Cisco PIX Firewall - Basic
Next Course(s):
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This course is included in the following Certification Program:
- Cisco Certified Network Professional
Our Program is All-Inclusive:
- 40 hours of classroom instruction
- Unlimited supervised computer lab/practice time for 6 months
- A complete instruction manual
- Certificate upon completion
- Career Enhancement Services
- Full Placement Counseling
- Free Resume Review
- Job Placement Assistance
- Free Test Preparation
- Computer-Based Training Files
- Assessment Testing
- Internship Opportunities
- Guarantee: Retake the course for free until test passed and/or employed.
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Topics:
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
