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Cisco Router with Cisco ASA for Internet Access

Posted on May 27, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

A classic network scenario for many enterprises is to have a Cisco border router for internet access and a Cisco ASA firewall behind this router for protection of the internal LAN or for building a DMZ network. This scenario is…

Site to Site VPN between ASA Firewall & Cisco Router

Posted on May 23, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Here, in this article we will tell that how to configure Site-to-Site IPSEC VPN between a Cisco IOS Router and ASA Firewall. ASA configuration is not much different from Cisco IOS with regards to IPSEC VPN since the fundamental concepts…

How to Configure site-to-site IPSEC VPN on Cisco ASA using IKEv2?

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

The scenario of configuring site-to-site VPN between two Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances is often used by companies that have more than one geographical location sharing the same resources, documents, servers, etc. The Cisco ASA is often used as VPN terminator,…

EIGRP on a Cisco ASA Firewall Configuration

Posted on May 14, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

The Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance is an integrated security equipment that can perform a variety of functions like firewall, intrusion prevention, VPN, content security, unified communications, and remote access. Among these functions, the ASA can also perform routing using popular…

How to Set up a Cisco ASA 5505 Firewall with a Wireless Router?

Posted on May 9, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

This article is written by Lauren Malhoit talking about setting up a Cisco ASA 5505 firewall with a wireless router focuses on things you might encounter when doing the setup at home. The following detailed story is Lauren Malhoit’s experience…

Cisco ASA5510 Vs ASA5512-X or Cisco 5515-X

Posted on May 8, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Cisco released its announcement of EoL and EoS dates for the Cisco ASA 5500 Adaptive Security Appliances, including Cisco ASA 5550, Cisco ASA 5540, Cisco ASA 5520, Cisco ASA 5510 and Cisco ASA 5500 Series Accessories on Mar 18, 2013.…

The Way to Activate Your Cisco ASA 5500

Posted on April 18, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

We will show the Latest to activate the Cisco ASA 5500 firewall. Detailed info you can check as follows (Taken from Cisco’s Forum) CiscoASA# show activation-key Serial Number: ************ Running Activation Key: 0x7905c844 0x2c16a53f 0xe430dd6c 0xa6e428a8 0x05260b8b Licensed features for…

How to Connect to Cisco ASA?

Posted on April 16, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Although Cisco ASA by default ships with a configuration that already includes 2 preconfigured networks, (Outside network and Inside network configured to 192.168.1.0 subnet with configured DHCP server), which provides an easy way for establishing initial connection over Ethernet, there might be…

Cisco ASA 5520 Basic Configuration Guide

Posted on April 8, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

The bellow is a quick start to get your Cisco ASA off the ground by the means of a few print screens It provides an easier way of explaining how to connect to the system for common tasks without the…

Configuring Static NAT on a Cisco ASA Security Appliance

Posted on April 2, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Two of the most common forms of network address translation (NAT) are dynamic port address translation (PAT) and static NAT. PAT is the many-to-one form of NAT implemented in many small office and home networks where many internal hosts, typically…

Site-to-Site IPSEC VPN between Two Cisco ASA 5520

Posted on March 25, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Cisco ASA 5500 Series appliances deliver IPsec and SSL VPN, firewall, and several other networking services on a single platform. Cisco ASA 5520, a member of the Cisco ASA 5500 Series, is shown in Figure 1 below. Figure 1 Cisco…

Cisco Released Cisco ASA Software 9.0

Posted on November 6, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Version 9.0 of the Cisco ASA software has now been released. Here are some of the major features in the new release. Filter ICMP by ICMP code Clustering of multiple ASAs OSPFv3 and EIGRP support IPv6 support on outside interface…

Eight Commands on a Cisco ASA Security Appliance You Should Know

Posted on June 5, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Eight commands on Cisco ASA security appliance you should know first. There are literally thousands of commands and sub-commands available to configure a Cisco security appliance. However, there are just a few commands required to configure basic functionality on the appliance. …

How to Upgrade the License on Your Cisco ASA?

Posted on March 5, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

The different licensing “levels” available on the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances allow an organization to buy only what they need while retaining the option to upgrade in the future, if necessary. For example, a small business with 15 employees may…