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VXLAN: The Future of Data Center Networking

Posted on August 22, 2023 by Elina Gong | 0 Comments

VXLAN is a network virtualization technology designed to address the limitations of traditional Ethernet and provide better scalability and isolation. VXLAN creates a virtual Layer 2 network on the existing IP network, and encapsulates traditional Ethernet frames in UDP packets…

Is Your Business Prepared for ICT Security Incidents? Latest Report Reveals Consequences for EU Businesses

Posted on March 15, 2023 by Manuel | 0 Comments

A new report by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, has revealed that over a fifth of EU businesses with ten or more employees and self-employed individuals in the business economy experienced incidents relating to information and communication…

Cisco ASA with Firepower Services, Setup Guide-Part4

Posted on June 30, 2017 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Cisco ASA with Firepower Services, Setup Guide. Let’s come to the fourth part: How to Use Umbrella DNS? Using Umbrella DNS As the administrator of Cisco ASA, you are able to connect to the free and fast Cisco Umbrella global network…

Cisco ASA with Firepower Services, Setup Guide-Part2

Posted on June 30, 2017 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

In this article, let’s continue to set up your ASA with Firepower Services. In the last part we shared how to connect PC to ASA. In this part we will tell you how to install ASDM. Installing ASDM To configure…

How to Recover the Password for Your ASA?

Posted on August 9, 2016 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

ASA password recovery or disabling password recovery? Some experts shared their experience or examples of ASA Password Recovery. Maybe they can help you solve your problem while recovering the password for your ASA. Let’s look at these three examples. The…

How to Enable the Wireless Access Point (ASA 5506W-X)?

Posted on January 12, 2016 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

In the last article we mentioned that the ASA 5506W-X includes a Cisco Aironet 702i wireless access point integrated into the ASA. And the access point connects to the ASA internally over the GigabitEthernet 1/9 interface. All wifi clients belong…

How to Change the External Interface IP Address on ASA?

Posted on July 20, 2015 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

What shall we need to do while Changing the External Interface IP Address on ASA? What common issues shall we pay attention to after changing the IP address on the external interface of the ASA? In the following document from…

Cisco ASA 5506-X with Version 9.4.1–Policy Based Routing

Posted on June 29, 2015 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

In early 2015, Cisco released the Cisco ASA 5506-X with FirePOWER Services that is one of ASA 5500-X series. This Model-ASA 5506-X was considered to replace the successful and smallest Security Solution, the ASA 5505. Designed for the Small Business…

Quick Guide: How to Start a Cisco ASA 5506-X?

Posted on March 17, 2015 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

It’s not a rumor that Cisco released its new Cisco ASA 5506-X. Of course, it’s one of ASA 5500-X series. Maybe it becomes the best substitute of ASA 5505. Someone is looking forward to this. If we talk about the…

The New Cisco ASA 5506-X, More Comparisons

Posted on March 16, 2015 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

What’s the ASA 5506-X? Yes, it’s also the part of the ASA 5500-X of next-generation mid-range ASAs and is built on the same security platform as the rest of the ASA family. The new ASA 5506-X and the ASA 5508-X,…

Cisco ASA 5500-X Series’ New Features & Main Model Comparison

Posted on November 6, 2014 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

It’s so cool that Cisco ASA 5500-X Series Next-Generation Firewalls provide next-generation security capabilities at scale without requiring additional hardware module. Cisco ASA 5500-X Series, these appliances support services such as application visibility and control, web security essentials, intrusion prevention,…

General Features of Cisco ASA Licensing

Posted on July 22, 2014 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

For some Cisco ASA users, Cisco ASA firewall licensing issue may not be as simple as its features were roll out. Because the different appliances and versions change the rules. Some people have different problems while operating the Cisco ASA…

ASA 5505 vs. ASA 5510 vs. ASA 5512-X vs. ASA 5515-X

Posted on May 23, 2014 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Cisco prepared multiple Cisco ASA firewalls to fit your network of all sizes. ASA 5505 and ASA 5500-X Series (such as the ASA 5505, ASA 5510,ASA 5512-X, and ASA 5515-X) were designed for small and branch offices. To meet specific…

ASA Routed vs. Transparent

Posted on March 31, 2014 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

In what scenario would you use an ASA in transparent mode? Transparent mode is defined as both inside and outside interfaces are in the same subnet, but different VLAN’s…. Uh huh, let’s say that you and I have a customer…

Cisco ASA Failover, Failover Modes & ASA Failover Configuration

Posted on December 30, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

At a high level, What the ASA failover is? It is simple to describe the Cisco ASA failover: Two devices are connected to the network as they normally would be, and they are connected to each other to communicate failover…

How to Configure New ASA 5510 in Transparent Mode?

Posted on October 31, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

How to configure ASA in transparent mode instead of routing mode in an existing network? Here we will share a Cisco ASA user’ real example of Configuring New ASA 5510 in Transparent Mode. The REAL Problem: User is new to…

Cisco Security Advisory: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Cisco ASA Software

Posted on October 15, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software is affected by the following vulnerabilities: IPsec VPN Crafted ICMP Packet Denial of Service Vulnerability SQL*Net Inspection Engine Denial of Service Vulnerability Digital Certificate Authentication Bypass Vulnerability Remote Access VPN Authentication Bypass Vulnerability Digital Certificate HTTP Authentication…

Cisco ASA CX–Next Generation Firewall or Enterprise Firewall?

Posted on October 6, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

In today’s network world, almost all applications tunnel themselves over HTTP, either due to their nature as web-based apps or the fact that they take advantage of port 80 being open through almost every firewall. The key to being able…

Migrating from Cisco ASA 5500 Series to ASA 5500-X Series

Posted on September 17, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

The ASA 5500-X Series was redesigned to address higher performance requirements and increase flexibility when adding new services while maintaining the compact 1-RU form factor. Customers migrating from ASA 5500 Series platforms need to consider these changes at the time…