Deploying Cisco ASA Firewall Features (FIREWALL)

The primary audience for this course is as follows:

• Network Security Engineers (NSEs) involved in firewall design, implementation and maintenance.
• Cisco customers who implement and maintain Cisco ASA (adaptive security appliance) based perimeter solutions.

The secondary audience for this course is as follows:

• Cisco channel partners who sell, implement, and maintain Cisco ASA security appliances
• Cisco engineers who support the sale of Cisco ASA security appliances

This course is part of the following Certifications:

• Cisco Firewall Security Specialist (CFSS)
• Cisco ASA Specialist (CASAS)
• Cisco Certified Network Professional Security (CCNP SECURITY)
• CCIE Security (CCIES Security)

The knowledge and skills that a learner must have before attending this course are as follows:

• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification or equivalent knowledge
• Cisco Certified Network Associate Security (CCNA Security) certification or equivalent knowledge
• Implementing Cisco IOS Network Security (IINS) or equivalent knowledge
• Working knowledge of the Microsoft Windows operating system

Upon completing this course, the learner will be able to meet these overall objectives:

• Evaluate the basic firewall technology, features, hardware models, and licensing options of
• the Cisco ASA security appliance
• Implement and troubleshoot basic Cisco ASA security appliance connectivity and device
• management plane features
• Configure and verify Cisco ASA security appliance network integration
• Configure and verify Cisco ASA security appliance policy
• Configure and verify high availability and virtualization on Cisco ASA security appliances

The Deploying Cisco ASA FIREWALL Solutions (FIREWALL) v2.0 course is part of the curriculum path leading to the Cisco Certified Network Professional Security (CCNP Security) certification. It is a five-day instructor-led course that is aimed at providing network security engineers with the knowledge and skills that are needed to implement and maintain perimeter solutions that are based on Cisco ASA security appliances. At the end of the course, students will be able to reduce risk to their IT infrastructure and applications using Cisco ASA security appliance features, and provide detailed operations support for the Cisco ASA security appliance.