Cisco ASA firewall basics

Get started with Cisco ASA firewall. In this course you will learn to setup and install the Cisco ASA firewall!

4.49 (1965 reviews)
Udemy
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English
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Network & Security
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8,029
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2 hours
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Jan 2020
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$64.99
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What you will learn

Install your own firewall

Configure NAT and access-lists.

Understand the best practice recommendations when installing Cisco ASA

Description

In the course you will learn everything needed to install and configure a brand new Cisco ASA firewall with outbound internet access.

You will learn all commands needed to install the firewall.

In the first part of the course You will understand which required building blocks there are to get the firewall installed. For each step I will explain the reason, how it works and that there is to think about when configuring the Cisco ASA. This includes:

  • Console access

  • Interface configurations

  • Access-list theory and how to apply them.

  • Restricting and providing management access.

  • Network Address Translation (NAT)

  • DHCP in the Cisco ASA

  • Available hardware models.

  • Security levels.

In the second part of the course we will together configure a Cisco ASA 5505 from no configuration at all to outbound filtered and NAT:ed internet-access with DHCP and access-lists.

By the end of this course you will have a full knowledge of the different building blocks required to install a Cisco firewall.

Content

Introduction

Welcome!
ASA hardware models

Bits and pieces of the configuration

interface configuration
switchports
Security levels
Same security levels
The course lab environment
Implementing access-lists part 1
Implementing access-lists part 2
Introduction to NAT
fixup protocol icmp
Management access part 1
Management access part 2
Setup the firewall as local DHCP server
An introduction to ASDM part 1
An introduction to ASDM part 2

NAT - Network Address translation

Network Address Translation - part 1
Network Address Translation - part 2
Network Address Translation - part 3
Network Address Translation - part 4

A live configuration

Basic setup intro
Demo of basic setup
The actual configuration

Bonus section

Bonus lecture: About me and my other courses

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Reviews

Samrat
September 8, 2023
this is really amazing. I really appreciate this course and learn so many new things from this course.
Anonymized
May 23, 2023
More brief explanations and live scenarios could be covered along with the issues encountered by Network Admins. I felt the course was not very explanatory.
John
December 21, 2022
This was my first introduction to firewall (device). I am familiar with SOHO, Software-based, but now seeing a basic setup on a Hardware based is the icing on the cake. I need to view a few more videos and setup a lab at home.
Wayne
August 19, 2022
He is moving very fast and I usually do a screen snap for notes but that has been disabled in this course. It would be very helpful if I could download a transcript of the course so I could read through it after if finish the video portion.
Shomyajyoti
August 19, 2022
It was on point and with good explanation, although a video dedicated to setting up the environment for ourselves would have been much appreciated.
Shirish
June 19, 2022
Short and crisp. Covered all the necessary points required for getting started and getting familiar with Cisco firewalls
Terence
August 17, 2021
I have firewall experience, but not Cisco. This course was just what I needed to get up and running.
Gr3mlin
April 7, 2021
I missed setting up the lab I missed having a topology so you know how the setup should be I also missed structure as I only had bits and pieces of the configuration then all of a sudden we configured nat then the whole config and the actual configuration.. overal a good course but it was to much all over the place..
Kapil
February 25, 2021
good content but you need to have a good understanding of a FW. it is good as a primer. short and concise.
Niels
January 26, 2021
This is a very basic course, but OK for beginners. I would have liked some more "live tests" and diagrams.
Terry
March 22, 2020
Good introduction, some sections are better broken down than others but on first time through very informative. I will view several times to totally digest. I received what I expected from the course. Nicely done!
Ron
March 13, 2020
I am refreshing my knowledge on Cisco firewalls as I started out with Cisco PIX and have not much Cisco Firewalls since then. Now my job role requires working on Cisco ASA. The explanation are clear and easy to understand. I am glad I took the course.
Andre
March 10, 2020
The method of configuring NAT shown in this video has been depreciated. The fixup command has been replaced by inspect. I feel this course was mostly a waste of my time.
Shaun
February 7, 2019
It was a very good intro to ASA. Even learned a few things I didn't know about. I wish the class had actual hands on labs. But it was good.
Joseph
January 25, 2019
The instruction is well presented. The only problem with many Udemy instructors is that there are NO DIAGRAMS in relation to your instruction. To suppose that students VISUALIZE what's going on by only using the CLI, is terribly unfair. Use Packet Tracer, GNS3, Visio, etc. to allow students to better understand what is going on.

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