CCSP Cisco Secure PIX Firewall Advanced Exam Certification Guide, Second Edition [Electronic resources]

Growth Expectation

DUKEM has grown by 13 percent during each of the past two years and expects to have an average growth rate of 15 percent over the next few years. It also has experienced an increase in the number of employees who telecommute.

DUKEM's CIO has put forth the following requirements:

• A highly available firewall solution

• Secure communication channels between branch offices and HQ, telecommuters and HQ, and possible business partners

An information technology (IT) consulting firm hired by DUKEM has recommended that Cisco PIX Firewall replace the existing firewall system. You have been selected to do the Cisco PIX Firewall configuration for DUKEM.

Figure 20-2 shows the Cisco PIX Firewall solution in the new network design.

Use the information in Task 1 Basic configuration for the Cisco PIX Firewall

Task 2 Configuring access rules on HQ

Task 3 Configuring authentication

Task 4 Configuring logging

Task 5 Configuring a virtual private network (VPN) between HQ and remote sites

Task 6 Configuring a Remote Access VPN to HQ

Task 7 Configuring failover

Good luck!