Prerequisites

Students who attend this advanced course must have experience in configuring Cisco IOS software and have met the following prerequisites: - Certification as a CCNA or the equivalent knowledge. - Basic knowledge of the Windows operating system - Familiarity with the networking and security terms and concepts (the concepts are learned in prerequisite training or by reading industry publications)

Course Content

The SNPA course is a five-day, leader-led, lab-intensive course. The course takes a task-oriented approach to teaching the skills to configure, operate, and manage Cisco PIX 500 Series Security Appliances and Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliances.

Course Outline

1. Course Introduction
2. Cisco Security Appliance Technology and Features
3. Cisco PIX Security Appliance and ASA Adaptive Security Appliance Families
4. Getting Started with Cisco Security Appliances
5. Translations and Connections
6. Access Control Lists and Content Filtering
7. Object Grouping
8. Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting
9. Switching and Routing
10. Modular Policy Framework
11. Advanced Protocol Handling
12. Virtual Private Network Configuration
13. Configuring Security Appliance Remote Access Using Cisco Easy VPN
14. Configuring ASA for WebVPN
15. Configuring Transparent Firewall
16. Configuring Security Contexts
17. Failover
18. Cisco Security Appliance Device Manager
19. AIP-Security Services Module-Getting Started
20. Managing Security Appliances
21. Configuring PIX Security Appliance Remote Access Using Cisco Easy VPN
22. Firewall Services Module

Who Should Attend

• Employee
• Channel Partner / Reseller
• Customer