Getting Started with the Cisco PIX Firewall
Overview/Description
To describe the PIX Firewall access modes, initial configuration, status, and ASA security levels; set the PIX Firewall clock; and configure the PIX Firewall for Syslog message generation to monitor events
Target Audience
Enterprise network engineers; network system analysts; Cisco partners who sell, implement, and maintain Cisco PIX Firewalls on small, medium, and enterprise size networks; systems engineers who support the sales of Cisco PIX Firewalls
Prerequisites
Experience in configuring Cisco IOS software; certification as a CCNA or the equivalent knowledge; a basic knowledge of the Windows operating system; familiarity with the networking and security terms and concepts
Expected Duration
210 Minutes
Objectives:
Getting Started with the Cisco PIX Firewall
identify the methods for accessing the PIX Firewall and the initial setup dialog and commands.
identify the key processes in basic configuration management.
identify the ASA security levels.
identify the commands used to assign names and addresses to the perimeter interfaces.
identify the commands used for the configuration of address translation and static routes.
perform a basic configuration on a PIX Firewall in a given scenario.
Recall the general commands used to reset, reload, and establish a basic configuration for the PIX Firewall
identify the show commands used to examine the status of the PIX Firewall.
configure PIX Firewall interfaces and address translation.
recognize the methods of setting and synchronizing the PIX Firewall clock.
identify how to configure the PIX Firewall to send Syslog messages to its buffer and to a Syslog server.
recall the commands used to configure Syslog output and redirect Syslog output to a Syslog server.
Course Number: 208644_eng