This eBook will teach you how to configure and implement any Cisco ASA 5500 Series Firewall running software versions 7.x and 8.x. (It is also applicable for PIX 500 Series running software version 7.x)
Here are some of the topics that we will be covering:
Getting Started with Cisco ASA Firewalls (User Interface, Access Modes)
File Management
Basic Firewall Configuration (Basic Configuration Steps)
Security Levels (Traffic Flow between Security Levels)
Configuring Network Address Translation (NAT)
Configuring Port Address Translation (PAT)
Configuring Static NAT
Configuring Port Redirection
Configuring DMZ Networks
Configuring and Using Access Control Lists (ACLs)
Controlling Inbound and Outbound Traffic with ACLs
ACL Object Groups
Configuring VLANs and Subinterfaces
IPSEc VPNs (site-to-site VPN, Remote Access VPN, VPN client)
Configuring Active/Standby Stateful Failover
In addition to the above, the updated 2nd Edition ebook contains also the following topics:
Advanced Features of Device Configuration (Configuring Clock, NTP, Syslog, Access Authentication)
Authentication Authorization Accounting (AAA)
Device Access Authentication using external AAA Server
Cut-Through Proxy Authentication for TELNET,FTP,HTTP
Configuring Routing Protocols on ASA (Static Routes, RIP, OSPF, EIGRP)
Modular Policy Framework Configuration (Class Maps, Policy Maps etc).
Using Modular Policy Framework for Content Security Control Module.
Using Modular Policy Framework for Intrusion Prevention System Module.
Using Modular Policy Framework for setting TCP connection limits.
Using Modular Policy Framework for Traffic Inspection.
Using Modular Policy Framework for Policing and Rate Limiting.
Using Modular Policy Framework for Voice Traffic Prioritization.
Configuring AnyConnect WebVPN (SSL WebVPN overview, anyconnect configuration steps etc)