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Deploying Firewall Services With the Cisco Catalyst 6500 FWSM v1.0 2 days Lecture/lab
Course outline

Lesson 1: Understanding Firewall Services

  • Firewall Fundamentals
  • Explaining Firewall Functions
  • Overview of the FWSM

Lesson 2: Deploying the Firewall Services Module

  • FWSM Design Guidelines
  • Configuring VLANs
  • Initial Configuration
  • Configuring FWSM Modes
  • Configuring Routed Mode
  • Configuring Transparent Mode
  • Identifying Traffic with Access Lists
  • Configuring Static Routes

Lesson 3: Configuring Advanced Features

  • Using Object Groups
  • Modular Policy Framework
  • Configuring IP Routing
  • Using Advanced NAT
  • Configuring AAA Services
  • Using URL Filtering
  • Using Adaptive Security Device Manager (ASDM)

Lesson 4: Using FWSM with Multiple Contexts

  • Overview of Multiple Contexts
  • Packet Classification
  • Creating Contexts
  • Resource Management

Lesson 5: Configuring High Availability

  • Failover Concepts
  • Failover Monitoring
  • Configuring Active/Standby Failover
  • Configuring Active/Active Failover

Lesson 6: FWSM Management

  • FWSM Architecture and Management
  • Managing System Access
  • Managing User Access Levels
  • Managing Software, Licenses, and Configurations
Course labs

Lab 1: Configure the Catalyst 6500 Switch
Lab 2: Configure FWSM Transparent Mode
Lab 3: Configure FWSM Routed Mode
Lab 4: Configure Access Through the FWSM
Lab 5: Configure ACLs on the FWSM
Lab 6: Configure FWSM Advanced Features
Lab 7: Configure Multiple Contexts
Lab 8: Configure High Availability
Lab 9: Manage the FWSM


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