CCNA Security

Lab - Configuring ASA 5506-X Basic Settings and Firewall Using

CLI
Topology

Note: ISR G2 devices use GigabitEthernet interfaces instead of FastEthernet interfaces.

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IP Addressing Table

Device Interface IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway Switch Port

R1 G0/0 209.165.200.225 255.255.255.248 N/A ASA G1/1

R1 S0/0/0 (DCE) 10.1.1.1 255.255.255.252 N/A N/A
R2 S0/0/0 10.1.1.2 255.255.255.252 N/A N/A
R2 S0/0/1 (DCE) 10.2.2.2 255.255.255.252 N/A N/A
R3 G0/1 172.16.3.1 255.255.255.0 N/A S3 F0/5
R3 S0/0/1 10.2.2.1 255.255.255.252 N/A N/A
ASA G1/1 (outside) 209.165.200.226 255.255.255.248 NA R1 G0/0
ASA G1/2 (inside) 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0 NA S2 F0/24
ASA G1/3 (dmz) 192.168.2.1 255.255.255.0 NA S1 F0/24
PC-A NIC 192.168.2.3 255.255.255.0 192.168.2.1 S1 F0/6
PC-B NIC 192.168.1.3 255.255.255.0 192.168.1.1 S2 F0/18
PC-C NIC 172.16.3.3 255.255.255.0 172.16.3.1 S3 F0/18

Objectives
Part 1: Configure Basic Device Settings
 Cable the network as shown in the topology.
 Configure hostnames and interface IP addresses for routers, switches, and PCs.
 Configure static routes on R2 and default routes on R1 and R3.
 Enable HTTP and SSH access for R1.
 Configure PC host IP settings.
 Verify connectivity between hosts and routers.
 Save the basic running configuration for each router and switch.
Part 2: Accessing the ASA Console and Using CLI Setup Mode to Configure Basic Settings
 Access the ASA console and view hardware, software, and configuration settings.
 Determine the ASA version, interfaces, and license.
 Determine the file system and contents of flash memory.
 Use CLI Setup mode to configure basic settings (hostname, passwords, clock, etc.).
Part 3: Configuring Basic ASA Settings and Interface Security Levels Using the CLI.
 Configure the hostname and domain name.
 Configure the login and enable passwords.
 Set the date and time.
 Configure the inside and outside interfaces.
 Test connectivity to the ASA.

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 Configure SSH access to the ASA.

 Configure HTTPS access on the ASA for ASDM.
Part 4: Configuring Routing, Address Translation, and Inspection Policy Using the CLI
 Configure a static default route for the ASA.
 Configure PAT and network objects.
 Modify the MPF application inspection global service policy.
Part 5: Configuring DHCP, AAA, and SSH
 Configure the ASA as a DHCP server/client.
 Configure Local AAA user authentication.
 Configure SSH remote access to the AAA.
Part 6: Configuring DMZ, Static NAT, and ACLs
 Configure static NAT for the DMZ server using a network object.
 Configure an ACL to allow access to the DMZ for Internet users.
 Verify access to the DMZ server for external and internal users.

Background/Scenario
The Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) is an advanced network security device that integrates a
stateful firewall, VPN, and FirePOWER services. This lab employs an ASA 5506-X to create a firewall and
protect an internal corporate network from external intruders while allowing internal hosts access to the
Internet. The ASA creates three security interfaces: Outside, Inside, and DMZ. It provides outside users
limited access to the DMZ and no access to inside resources. Inside users can access the DMZ and outside
resources.
The focus of this lab is to configure the ASA as a basic firewall. Other devices will receive minimal
configuration to support the ASA portion of this lab. This lab uses the ASA CLI, which is similar to the IOS
CLI, to configure basic device and security settings.
In Part 1 of this lab, you will configure the topology and non-ASA devices. In Parts 2 through 4 you will
configure basic ASA settings and the firewall between the inside and outside networks. In part 5 you will
configure the ASA for additional services, such as DHCP, AAA, and SSH. In Part 6, you will configure a DMZ
on the ASA and provide access to a server in the DMZ.
The scenario for this lab assumes your company has a location connected to an ISP. R1 is a CPE device
managed by the ISP. R2 represents an intermediate Internet router. R3 represents an ISP that connects an
administrator from a network management company, who has been hired to remotely manage your network.
The ASA is an edge security device that connects the internal corporate network and DMZ to the ISP while
providing NAT and DHCP services to inside hosts. The ASA will be configured for management by an
administrator on the internal network and by the remote administrator. Layer 3 routed interfaces provide
access to the three areas created in the lab: Inside, Outside, and DMZ. The ISP has assigned the public IP
address space of 209.165.200.224/29, which will be used for address translation on the ASA.
Note: The router commands and output in this lab are from a Cisco 1941 with Cisco IOS Release 15.4(3)M2
image with a Security Technology license. Other routers and Cisco IOS versions can be used. See the Router
Interface Summary Table at the end of this lab to determine which interface identifiers to use based on the
equipment in your class. Depending on the router model and Cisco IOS version, the available commands and
output produced might vary from what is shown in this lab.
The ASA used with this lab is a Cisco model 5506-X with an 8-port integrated switch, running OS version
9.10(1), Adaptive Security Device Manager (ASDM) version 7.10(1), and comes with a Base license that
allows a maximum of five VLANs.

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Note: Ensure that the routers and switches have been erased and have no startup configurations.

Required Resources
 3 Routers (Cisco 1941 with Cisco IOS Release 15.4(3)M2 image with a Security Technology Package
license)
 3 Switches (Cisco 2960 with cryptography IOS image for SSH support – Release 15.0(2)SE7 or
comparable) (not required)
 1 ASA 5506-X (OS version 9.10(1) and ASDM version 7.10(1)) and Base license or comparable)
 3 PCs (Windows with SSH client software)
 Serial and Ethernet cables as shown in the topology
 Console cables to configure Cisco networking devices

Part 1: Configure Basic Device Settings

In Part 1 of this lab, you will set up the network topology and configure basic settings on the routers, such as
interface IP addresses and static routing.
Note: Do not configure ASA settings at this time.

Step 1: Cable the network and clear previous device settings.

Attach the devices that are shown in the topology diagram and cable as necessary. Make sure that the
routers and switches have been erased and have no startup configurations.

Step 2: Configure basic settings for routers and switches.

a. Configure hostnames as shown in the topology for each router.
b. Configure router interface IP addresses as shown in the IP Addressing Table.
c. Set the clock rate of 64000 for routers with a DCE serial cable attached.
d. Configure the host name for the switches. Other than the host name, the switches can be left in their
default configuration state.

Step 3: Configure static routing on the routers.

a. Configure a static default route from R1 to R2 and from R3 to R2.
R1(config)# ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 Serial0/0/0
R3(config)# ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 Serial0/0/1
b. Configure a static route from R2 to the R1 G0/0 subnet (connected to ASA interface G1/1) and a static
route from R2 to the R3 LAN.
R2(config)# ip route 209.165.200.224 255.255.255.248 Serial0/0/0
R2(config)# ip route 172.16.3.0 255.255.255.0 Serial0/0/1

Step 4: Enable the HTTP server and configure a user account, encrypted passwords, and crypto
keys for SSH.
Note: Passwords in this task are set to a minimum of 10 characters but are relatively simple for the purposes
of this lab. More complex passwords are recommended in a production network.
a. Enable HTTP access to R1 using the ip http server command in global config mode. Set the console and
VTY passwords to cisco. This will provide web and SSH targets for testing later in the lab.

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R1(config)# ip http server

b. Configure a minimum password length of 10 characters using the security passwords command.
R1(config)# security passwords min-length 10
c. Configure a domain name.
R1(config)# ip domain-name ccnasecurity.com
d. Configure crypto keys for SSH.
R1(config)# crypto key generate rsa general-keys modulus 1024
e. Configure an admin01 user account using algorithm-type scrypt for encryption and a password of
cisco12345.
R1(config)# username admin01 algorithm-type scrypt secret cisco12345
f. Configure line console 0 to use the local user database for logins. For additional security, the exec-
timeout command causes the line to log out after five minutes of inactivity. The logging synchronous
command prevents console messages from interrupting command entry.
Note: To avoid repetitive logins during this lab, the exec-timeout command can be set to 0 0, which
prevents it from expiring. However, this is not considered to be a good security practice.
R1(config)# line console 0
R1(config-line)# login local
R1(config-line)# exec-timeout 5 0
R1(config-line)# logging synchronous
g. Configure line vty 0 4 to use the local user database for logins and restrict access to only SSH
connections.
R1(config)# line vty 0 4
R1(config-line)# login local
R1(config-line)# transport input ssh
R1(config-line)# exec-timeout 5 0
h. Configure the enable password with strong encryption.
R1(config)# enable algorithm-type scrypt secret class12345

Step 5: Configure PC host IP settings.

Configure a static IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway for PC-A, PC-B, and PC-C as shown in the
IP Addressing Table.

Step 6: Verify connectivity.

Because the ASA is the focal point for the network zones, and it has not yet been configured, there will be no
connectivity between devices that are connected to it. However, PC-C should be able to ping the R1 interface.
From PC-C, ping the R1 G0/0 IP address (209.165.200.225). If these pings are not successful, troubleshoot
the basic device configurations before continuing.
Note: If you can ping from PC-C to R1 G0/0 and S0/0/0 you have demonstrated that static routing is
configured and functioning correctly.

Step 7: Save the basic running configuration for each router and switch.

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Part 2: Accessing the ASA Console and Using CLI Setup to Configure Basic
Settings
In Part 2 of this lab, you will access the ASA via the console and use various show commands to determine
hardware, software, and configuration settings. You will clear the current configuration and use the CLI
interactive setup utility to configure basic ASA settings.

Step 1: Access the ASA console.

a. Accessing the ASA via the console port is the same as with a Cisco router or switch. Connect to the ASA
console port with a rollover cable and use a terminal emulation program, such as TeraTerm or PuTTy to
open a serial connection and access the CLI.
b. The ASA initially prompts you to pre-configure the firewall using an interactive prompt. We will not be
configuring the ASA this way, therefore enter no and press Enter. If you have inadvertently started the
setup wizard, press CTRL-Z to exit it. The terminal screen should display the default ASA user EXEC
hostname and prompt ciscoasa>.
c. Enter privileged mode with the enable command. The password is blank by default therefore press Enter.
If the password has been changed to what is specified in this lab, enter the word class.
ciscoasa> enable
Password: class (or press Enter if none set)

Step 2: Determine the ASA version, interfaces, and license.

The ASA 5506-X comes with an integrated eight-port Ethernet switch. Ports G1/1 to G1/8 are normal
GigabitEthernet ports.
Use the show version command to determine various aspects of this ASA device.
ciscoasa# show version

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software Version 9.10(1)

Firepower Extensible Operating System Version 2.4(1.103)
Device Manager Version 7.10(1)

Compiled on Wed 24-Oct-18 16:22 PDT by builders

System image file is "disk0:/asa9101-lfbff-k8.SPA"
Config file at boot was "startup-config"

ciscoasa up 16 mins 27 secs

Hardware: ASA5506, 4096 MB RAM, CPU Atom C2000 series 1250 MHz, 1 CPU (4 cores)
Internal ATA Compact Flash, 8000MB
BIOS Flash M25P64 @ 0xfed01000, 16384KB

Encryption hardware device : Cisco ASA Crypto on-board accelerator (revision 0x1)
Number of accelerators: 1

1: Ext: GigabitEthernet1/1 : address is 00a3.8ecd.0ed2, irq 255

2: Ext: GigabitEthernet1/2 : address is 00a3.8ecd.0ed3, irq 255
3: Ext: GigabitEthernet1/3 : address is 00a3.8ecd.0ed4, irq 255
<output omitted>

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What software version is this ASA running?

_______________________________________________________________________________________
What is the name of the system image file and from where was it loaded?
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
The ASA can be managed using a built-in GUI known as ASDM. What version of ASDM is this ASA running?
_______________________________________________________________________________________
What is the Firepower Extension Operating System version?
_______________________________________________________________________________________
How much RAM does this ASA have?
_______________________________________________________________________________________
How much flash memory does this ASA have?
_______________________________________________________________________________________
How many Ethernet ports does this ASA have?
_______________________________________________________________________________________
What type of license does this ASA have?
_______________________________________________________________________________________
How many VLANs can be created with this license?
_______________________________________________________________________________________

Step 3: Determine the file system and contents of flash memory.

a. Display the ASA file system using the show file system command. Determine what prefixes are
supported.
ciscoasa# show file system

File Systems:

Size(b) Free(b) Type Flags Prefixes

* 7365472256 3902828544 disk rw disk0: flash:
- - disk rw disk1:
- - network rw tftp:
- - opaque rw system:
- - network ro http:
- - network ro https:
- - network rw scp:
- - network rw ftp:
- - network wo cluster:
- - stub ro cluster_trace:
- - network rw smb
What is another name for flash:?_______________________________________________

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b. Display the contents of flash memory using either the show flash, show disk0, dir flash:, or dir disk0:
command. These commands display similar output.
ciscoasa# show flash
--#-- --length-- -----date/time------ path
107 4096 Jan 01 1980 00:00:00 FSCK0000.REC
108 28672 Jan 01 1980 00:00:00 FSCK0001.REC
109 33 Feb 21 2019 23:24:58 .boot_string
11 4096 Aug 29 2017 14:25:32 log
13 25250 Feb 25 2019 22:13:00 log/asa-appagent.log
20 4096 Aug 29 2017 14:26:24 crypto_archive
21 4096 Aug 29 2017 14:26:28 coredumpinfo
22 59 Aug 29 2017 14:26:28 coredumpinfo/coredump.cfg
110 4096 Jan 01 1980 00:00:00 FSCK0002.REC
111 34143680 Feb 20 2019 01:53:30 asdm-7101.bin
113 115316320 Feb 20 2019 02:28:44 asa9101-lfbff-k8.SPA
114 35209829 Oct 04 2017 03:17:02 anyconnect-win-4.5.02033-webdeploy-k9.pkg
<output omitted>

c. What is the name of the ASDM file in flash:? _____________________________________

Step 4: Determine the current running configuration.

The ASA 5506-X is commonly used as an edge security device that connects a small business or teleworker
to an ISP device, such as a DSL or cable modem, for access to the Internet.
a. Display the current running configuration using the show running-config command.
ciscoasa# show running-config
: Saved

:
: Serial Number: JAD21140GC5
: Hardware: ASA5506, 4096 MB RAM, CPU Atom C2000 series 1250 MHz, 1 CPU (4 cores)
:
ASA Version 9.10(1)
!
hostname ciscoasa
enable password ***** pbkdf2
names
no mac-address auto

!
interface GigabitEthernet1/1
shutdown
no nameif
no security-level
no ip address
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/2
shutdown
no nameif
no security-level

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no ip address
!

Note: To stop the output from a command using the CLI, press Q.
You may also see other security features, such as a global policy that inspects selected application traffic,
which the ASA inserts by default if the original startup configuration has been erased. The actual output
varies depending on the ASA model, version, and configuration status.
b. You can restore the ASA to its factory default settings by using the configure factory-default global
configuration command. When entering global configuration, you will initially be prompted to enable
anonymous error reporting. Enter A to be prompted for this at a later date.
ciscoasa# conf t
ciscoasa(config)#

***************************** NOTICE *****************************

Help to improve the ASA platform by enabling anonymous reporting,

which allows Cisco to securely receive minimal error and health
information from the device. To learn more about this feature,
please visit: http://www.cisco.com/go/smartcall

Would you like to enable anonymous error reporting to help improve

the product? [Y]es, [N]o, [A]sk later: A
You will be reminded again in 7 days.

If you would like to enable this feature, issue the command

"call-home reporting anonymous".

Please remember to save your configuration.

ciscoasa(config)# configure factory-default

Based on the inside IP address and mask, the DHCP address
pool size is reduced to 250 from the platform limit 256

WARNING: The boot system configuration will be cleared.

The first image found in disk0:/ will be used to boot the
system on the next reload.
Verify there is a valid image on disk0:/ or the system will
not boot.

Begin to apply factory-default configuration:

Clear all configuration
WARNING: Local user database is empty and there are still 'aaa' commands for 'LOCAL'.
Executing command: !
Executing command: interface Management1/1
Executing command: management-only
Executing command: no nameif
Executing command: no security-level

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Executing command: no ip address

Executing command: no shutdown
Executing command: exit
Executing command: !
Executing command: interface GigabitEthernet1/1
Executing command: nameif outside
INFO: Security level for "outside" set to 0 by default.
Executing command: security-level 0
Executing command: no shutdown
Executing command: ip address dhcp setroute
Executing command: exit
<output omitted>

c. Review this output and pay particular attention to the interfaces, NAT-related, and DHCP-related sections.
These will be configured later in this lab using the CLI.
d. You may want to capture and print the factory-default configuration as a reference. Use the terminal
emulation program to copy it from the ASA and paste it into a text document. You can then edit this file if
desired, so that it contains only valid commands. You should remove password commands and enter the
no shut command to enable the desired interfaces.

Step 5: Clear the previous ASA configuration settings.

a. Use the write erase command to remove the startup-config file from flash memory.
ciscoasa# write erase
Erase configuration in flash memory? [confirm]
[OK]
ciscoasa#

ciscoasa# show start

No Configuration
Note: The IOS command erase startup-config is not supported on the ASA.
b. Use the reload command to restart the ASA. This causes the ASA to come up in CLI Setup mode. If
prompted that the config has been modified and needs to be saved, respond with N, and then press
Enter to proceed with the reload.
ciscoasa# reload
System config has been modified. Save? [Y]es/[N]o: n
Proceed with reload? [confirm]
ciscoasa(config)#

***
*** --- START GRACEFUL SHUTDOWN ---
Shutting down isakmp
Shutting down webvpn
Shutting down sw-module
Shutting down License Controller
Shutting down File system
<output omitted>

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Step 6: Use the Setup interactive CLI mode to configure basic settings.
When the ASA completes the reload process, it should detect that the startup-config file is missing and
prompt you to pre-configure the firewall using interactive prompts. This presents a series of interactive
prompts to configure basic ASA settings.
Note: The interactive prompt mode does not configure the ASA with factory defaults as described in Step 4.
This mode can be used to configure minimal basic settings, such as hostname, clock, and passwords. You
can also go directly to the CLI to configure the ASA settings, as described in Part 3.
a. Respond to the Setup interactive prompts as shown here, after the ASA reloads.
Pre-configure Firewall now through interactive prompts [yes]? <Enter>
Firewall Mode [Routed]: <Enter>
Enable password [<use current password>]: class
Allow password recovery [yes]? <Enter>
Clock (UTC):
Year [2019]: <Enter>
Month [Mar]: <Enter>
Day [19]: <Enter>
Time [23:32:19]: <Enter>
Management IP address: 192.168.100.1
Management network mask: 255.255.255.0
Host name: ASA-Init
Domain name: generic.com
IP address of host running Device Manager: <Enter>

The following configuration will be used:

Enable password: class
Allow password recovery: yes
Clock (UTC): 07:29:14 Mar 19 2019
Firewall Mode: Routed
Management IP address: 192.168.100.1
Management network mask: 255.255.255.0
Host name: ASA-Init
Domain name: generic.com

Use this configuration and save to flash? [yes] <Enter>

INFO: Security level for "management" set to 0 by default.
Cryptochecksum: d0b22e76 5178e9e6 0a6bc590 5f5e5a3d

3958 bytes copied in 0.80 secs

User enable_1 logged in to ASA-Init

Logins over the last 1 days: 1.
Failed logins since the last login: 0.
Type help or '?' for a list of available commands.

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ASA-Init>
Note: In the above configuration, the IP address of the host running ASDM was left blank. It is not
necessary to install ASDM on a host. It can be run from the flash memory of the ASA device itself using
the browser of the host.
Note: The responses to the prompts are automatically stored in the startup-config and the running config.
However, additional security-related commands, such as a global default inspection service policy, are
inserted into the running-config by the ASA OS.
b. Enter privileged EXEC mode with the enable command. Enter class for the password.
c. Issue the show run command to see the additional security-related configuration commands that are
inserted by the ASA.
d. Issue the write memory command to capture the additional security-related commands in the startup-
config file.

Part 3: Configuring ASA Settings and Interface Security Using the CLI
In Part 3, you will configure basic settings by using the ASA CLI, even though some of them were already
configured using the Setup mode interactive prompts in Part 2. In this part, you will start with the settings
configured in Part 2 and then add to or modify them to create a complete basic configuration.
Tip: Many ASA CLI commands are similar to, if not the same, as those used with the Cisco IOS CLI. In
addition, the process of moving between configuration modes and sub-modes is essentially the same.
Note: You must complete Part 2 before beginning Part 3.

Step 1: Configure the hostname and domain name.

a. Enter global configuration mode using the config t command. The first time you enter configuration mode
after running Setup, you will be prompted to enable anonymous reporting. Respond with no.
ASA-Init# config t
ASA-Init(config)#

***************************** NOTICE *****************************

Help to improve the ASA platform by enabling anonymous reporting,

which allows Cisco to securely receive minimal error and health
information from the device. To learn more about this feature,
please visit: http://www.cisco.com/go/smartcall

Would you like to enable anonymous error reporting to help improve

the product? [Y]es, [N]o, [A]sk later: n

In the future, if you would like to enable this feature,

issue the command "call-home reporting anonymous".

Please remember to save your configuration.

b. Configure the ASA hostname using the hostname command.
ASA-Init(config)# hostname CCNAS-ASA
c. Configure the domain name using the domain-name command.

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CCNAS-ASA(config)# domain-name ccnasecurity.com

Step 2: Configure the login and enable mode passwords.

a. The login password is used for Telnet connections (and SSH prior to ASA version 8.4). By default, it is set
to cisco, but since the default startup configuration was erased you have the option to configure the login
password using the passwd or password command. This command is optional because later in the lab
we will configure the ASA for SSH, and not Telnet access.
CCNAS-ASA(config)# passwd cisco
b. Configure the privileged EXEC mode (enable) password using the enable password command.
CCNAS-ASA(config)# enable password class

Step 3: Set the date and time.

The date and time can be set manually using the clock set command. The syntax for the clock set command
is clock set hh:mm:ss {month day | day month} year. The following example shows how to set the date and
time using a 24-hour clock:
CCNAS-ASA(config)# clock set 19:09:00 april 19 2019

Step 4: Configure the inside and outside interfaces.

In this step, you will configure internal and external interfaces, name them, assign IP addresses, and set the
interface security level.
ASA 5506-X interface notes:
The ASA 5506-X is different than the 5505 ASA model. The ASA 5506-X has eight integrated switch ports
that are routed interfaces. Like a Cisco router, the routed interfaces on the 5506-X can be assigned a Layer 3
IP address.
If you completed the initial configuration Setup utility, the MGMT interface was configured with an IP address
of 192.168.100.1. You will configure another interface as the inside interface for this lab. You will only
configure the inside and outside interfaces at this time. The dmz interface will be configured in Part 6 of the
lab.
a. Configure interface G1/2 for the inside network, 192.168.1.0/24. Name the interface inside, set the
security level to the highest setting of 100 and enable it.
CCNAS-ASA(config)# interface g1/2
CCNAS-ASA(config-if)# nameif inside
CCNAS-ASA(config-if)# ip address 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0
CCNAS-ASA(config-if)# security-level 100
CCNAS-ASA(config-if)# no shutdown
b. Configure interface G1/1for the outside network, 209.165.200.224/29. Name the interface outside, set
the security level to the lowest setting of 0 and enable it.
CCNAS-ASA(config-if)# interface g1/1
CCNAS-ASA(config-if)# nameif outside
CCNAS-ASA(config-if)# ip address 209.165.200.226 255.255.255.248
CCNAS-ASA(config-if)# security-level 0
CCNAS-ASA(config-if)# no shutdown
c. Remove the configuration from the M1/1 interface and shut it down (if required).
CCNAS-ASA(config)# interface m1/1
CCNAS-ASA(config-if)# shutdown

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CCNAS-ASA(config-if)# no ip address
Interface security-level notes:
You may receive a message that the security level for the inside interface was set automatically to 100, and
the outside interface was set to 0. The ASA uses interface security levels from 0 to 100 to enforce the security
policy. Security level 100 (inside) is the most secure and level 0 (outside) is the least secure.
By default, the ASA applies a policy where traffic from a higher security level interface to one with a lower
level is permitted and traffic from a lower security level interface to one with a higher security level is denied.
The ASA default security policy permits outbound traffic, which is inspected, by default. Returning traffic is
allowed due to stateful packet inspection. This default “routed mode” firewall behavior of the ASA allows
packets to be routed from the inside network to the outside network, but not vice-versa. In Part 4 of this lab,
you will configure NAT to increase the firewall protection.
d. Display the status for all ASA interfaces using the show interface ip brief command.
Note: The command syntax is different from the show ip interface brief IOS command. If any of the
physical or logical interfaces previously configured are not up/up, troubleshoot as necessary before
continuing.
Tip: Most ASA show commands, as well as ping, copy, and others, can be issued from within any
configuration mode prompt without the do command that is required with IOS.
CCNAS-ASA(config-if)# show interface ip brief
Interface IP-Address OK? Method Status Protocol
Virtual0 127.1.0.1 YES unset up up
GigabitEthernet1/1 209.165.200.226 YES manual up up
GigabitEthernet1/2 192.168.1.1 YES manual up up
GigabitEthernet1/3 unassigned YES unset administratively down down
GigabitEthernet1/4 unassigned YES unset administratively down down
GigabitEthernet1/5 unassigned YES unset administratively down down
GigabitEthernet1/6 unassigned YES unset administratively down down
GigabitEthernet1/7 unassigned YES unset administratively down down
GigabitEthernet1/8 unassigned YES unset administratively down down
Internal-Control1/1 127.0.1.1 YES unset up up
Internal-Data1/1 unassigned YES unset down down
Internal-Data1/2 unassigned YES unset up up
Internal-Data1/3 unassigned YES unset up up
Internal-Data1/4 169.254.1.1 YES unset up up
Management1/1 unassigned YES unset administratively down down

e. Display the Layer 3 interface information using the show ip address command.
CCNAS-ASA(config-if)# show ip address
System IP Addresses:
Interface Name IP address Subnet mask Method
GigabitEthernet1/1 outside 209.165.200.226 255.255.255.248 manual
GigabitEthernet1/2 inside 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0 manual
Current IP Addresses:
Interface Name IP address Subnet mask Method
GigabitEthernet1/1 outside 209.165.200.226 255.255.255.248 manual
GigabitEthernet1/2 inside 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0 manual

f. You may also use the command show running-config interface to display the configuration for a
particular interface from the running-config.
CCNAS-ASA(config-if)# show run interface g1/1

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!
interface GigabitEthernet1/1
nameif outside
security-level 0
ip address 209.165.200.226 255.255.255.248

Step 5: Test connectivity to the ASA.

a. Ensure that PC-B has a static IP address of 192.168.1.3, a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0, and a default
gateway of 192.168.1.1.
b. You should be able to ping from PC-B to the ASA inside interface address and ping from the ASA to PC-
B. If the pings fail, troubleshoot the configuration as necessary.
CCNAS-ASA(config-if)# ping 192.168.1.3
Type escape sequence to abort.
Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 192.168.1.3, timeout is 2 seconds:
!!!!!
Success rate is 100 percent (5/5), round-trip min/avg/max = 1/2/10 ms
c. From PC-C, ping the outside interface IP address 209.165.200.226. You should not be able to ping this
address.

Step 6: Configure ASDM access to the ASA.

a. You can configure the ASA to accept HTTPS connections using the http server enable command. This
allows access to the ASA GUI (ASDM). Configure the ASA to allow HTTPS connections from any host on
the inside network (192.168.1.0/24).
CCNAS-ASA(config-if)# http server enable
CCNAS-ASA(config)# http 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0 inside
b. Open a browser on PC-B and test the HTTPS access to the ASA by entering https://192.168.1.1. You will
be prompted that the connection is not secure. Select Advanced > Add Exception > Confirm Security
Exemption.
You should then be required to authenticate to the ASA. Because no username was specified, simply
enter the enable password class in the password field.
You should then see Cisco ASDM Welcome screen that allows you to: Install ASDM Launcher or run
ASDM as a Java Web start application.
c. Close the browser. In the next lab, you will use ASDM extensively to configure the ASA. The objective
here is not to use the ASDM configuration screens, but to verify HTTP/ASDM connectivity to the ASA. If
you are unable to access ASDM, check your configurations. If the configurations are correct contact your
instructor for further assistance.

Part 4: Configuring Routing, Address Translation, and Inspection Policy

Using the CLI
In Part 4 of this lab, you will provide a default route for the ASA to reach external networks. You will configure
address translation using network objects to enhance firewall security. You will then modify the default
application inspection policy to allow specific traffic.
Note: You must complete Part 3 before proceeding to Part 4.

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Step 1: Configure a static default route for the ASA.

In Part 3, you configured the ASA outside interface with a static IP address and subnet mask. However, the
ASA does not have a gateway of last resort defined. To enable the ASA to reach external networks, you will
configure a default static route on the ASA outside interface.
Note: If the ASA outside interface was configured as a DHCP client, it could obtain a default gateway IP
address from the ISP. However, in this lab, the outside interface is configured with a static address.
a. Ping from the ASA to R1 G0/0 at IP address 209.165.200.225. Was the ping successful?
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
b. Ping from the ASA to R1 S0/0/0 at IP address 10.1.1.1. Was the ping successful?
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
c. Create a “quad zero” default route using the route command, associate it with the ASA outside interface,
and point to the R1 G0/0 at IP address 209.165.200.225 as the gateway of last resort. The default
administrative distance is one by default.
CCNAS-ASA(config)# route outside 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 209.165.200.225
d. Issue the show route command to display the ASA routing table and the static default route you just
created.
CCNAS-ASA(config)# show route

Codes: L - local, C - connected, S - static, R - RIP, M - mobile, B - BGP

D - EIGRP, EX - EIGRP external, O - OSPF, IA - OSPF inter area
N1 - OSPF NSSA external type 1, N2 - OSPF NSSA external type 2
E1 - OSPF external type 1, E2 - OSPF external type 2, V - VPN
i - IS-IS, su - IS-IS summary, L1 - IS-IS level-1, L2 - IS-IS level-2
ia - IS-IS inter area, * - candidate default, U - per-user static route
o - ODR, P - periodic downloaded static route, + - replicated route
Gateway of last resort is 209.165.200.225 to network 0.0.0.0

S* 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 [1/0] via 209.165.200.225, outside

C 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0 is directly connected, inside
L 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.255 is directly connected, inside
C 209.165.200.224 255.255.255.248 is directly connected, outside
L 209.165.200.226 255.255.255.255 is directly connected, outside

e. Ping from the ASA to R1 S0/0/0 IP address 10.1.1.1. Was the ping successful?
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________

Step 2: Configure address translation using PAT and network objects.

Note: Beginning with ASA version 8.3, network objects are used to configure all forms of NAT. A network
object is created, and it is within this object that NAT is configured. In Step 2a, the network object INSIDE-
NET is used to translate the inside network addresses (192.168.10.0/24) to the global address of the outside
ASA interface. This type of object configuration is called Auto-NAT.
a. Create the network object INSIDE-NET and assign attributes to it using the subnet and nat commands.

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CCNAS-ASA(config)# object network INSIDE-NET

CCNAS-ASA(config-network-object)# subnet 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0
CCNAS-ASA(config-network-object)# nat (inside,outside) dynamic interface
CCNAS-ASA(config-network-object)# end
b. The ASA splits the configuration into the object portion that defines the network to be translated and the
actual nat command parameters. These appear in two different places in the running configuration.
Display the NAT object configuration using the show run object and show run nat commands.
CCNAS-ASA# show run object
object network INSIDE-NET
subnet 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0

CCNAS-ASA# show run nat

!
object network INSIDE-NET
nat (inside,outside) dynamic interface

c. From PC-B, attempt to ping the R1 G0/0 interface at IP address 209.165.200.225. Were the pings
successful? ___________________________
d. Issue the show nat command on the ASA to see the translated and untranslated hits. Notice that, of the
pings from PC-B, four were translated and four were not because ICMP is not being inspected by the
global inspection policy. The outgoing pings (echoes) were translated, and the returning echo replies
were blocked by the firewall policy. You will configure the default inspection policy to allow ICMP in the
next step.
Note: Depending on the processes and daemons running on the particular computer used as PC-B, you
may see more translated and untranslated hits than the four echo requests and echo replies.
CCNAS-ASA# show nat

Auto NAT Policies (Section 2)

1 (inside) to (outside) source dynamic INSIDE-NET interface
translate_hits = 4, untranslate_hits = 4

e. Ping from PC-B to R1 again and quickly issue the show xlate command to see the addresses being
translated.
CCNAS-ASA# show xlate
1 in use, 1 most used
Flags: D - DNS, e - extended, I - identity, i - dynamic, r - portmap,
s - static, T - twice, N - net-to-net

ICMP PAT from inside:192.168.1.3/1 to outside:209.165.200.226/1 flags ri idle 0:00:02

timeout 0:00:30

Note: The flags (r and i) indicate that the translation was based on a port map (r) and was done
dynamically (i).
f. Open a browser on PC-B and enter the IP address of R1 G0/0 (209.165.200.225). In a pop-up window,
you should be prompted by R1 that authentication is required. TCP-based HTTP traffic is permitted, by
default, by the firewall inspection policy.
g. On the ASA, reissue the show nat and show xlate commands to see the hits and addresses being
translated for the HTTP connection.

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Step 3: Modify the default MPF application inspection global service policy.
For application layer inspection, as well as other advanced options, the Cisco MPF is available on ASAs.
Cisco MPF uses three configuration objects to define modular, object-oriented, and hierarchical policies:
 Class maps - Define a match criterion.
 Policy maps - Associate actions to the match criteria.
 Service policies - Attach the policy map to an interface, or globally to all interfaces of the appliance.
a. Display the default MPF policy map that performs the inspection on inside-to-outside traffic. Only traffic
that was initiated from the inside is allowed back in to the outside interface. Notice that the ICMP protocol
is missing.
CCNAS-ASA# show run | begin class
match default-inspection-traffic
!
!
policy-map type inspect dns migrated_dns_map_1
parameters
message-length maximum client auto
message-length maximum 512
no tcp-inspection
policy-map global_policy
class inspection_default
inspect dns migrated_dns_map_1
inspect ftp
inspect h323 h225
inspect h323 ras
inspect ip-options
inspect netbios
inspect rsh
inspect rtsp
inspect skinny
inspect esmtp
inspect sqlnet
inspect sunrpc
inspect tftp
inspect sip
inspect xdmcp
<output omitted>
b. Add the inspection of ICMP traffic to the policy map list using the following commands:
CCNAS-ASA# configure terminal
CCNAS-ASA(config)# policy-map global_policy
CCNAS-ASA(config-pmap)# class inspection_default
CCNAS-ASA(config-pmap-c)# inspect icmp
c. Display the default MPF polich map to verify ICMP is now listed in the inspection rules.
CCNAS-ASA(config-pmap-c)# show run policy-map
!
policy-map type inspect dns migrated_dns_map_1

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parameters
message-length maximum client auto
message-length maximum 512
no tcp-inspection
policy-map global_policy
class inspection_default
inspect dns migrated_dns_map_1
inspect ftp
inspect h323 h225
inspect h323 ras
inspect ip-options
inspect netbios
inspect rsh
inspect rtsp
inspect skinny
inspect esmtp
inspect sqlnet
inspect sunrpc
inspect tftp
inspect sip
inspect xdmcp
inspect icmp
<output omitted>

d. From PC-B, attempt to ping the R1 G0/0 interface at IP address 209.165.200.225. The pings should be
successful this time because ICMP traffic is now being inspected and legitimate return traffic is being
allowed.

Part 5: Configuring DHCP, AAA, and SSH

In Part 5, you will configure ASA features, such as DHCP and enhanced login security, using AAA and SSH.
Note: You must complete Part 4 before beginning Part 5.

Step 1: Configure the ASA as a DHCP server.

The ASA can be both a DHCP server and a DHCP client. In this step, you will configure the ASA as a DHCP
server to dynamically assign IP addresses for DHCP clients on the inside network.
a. Configure a DHCP address pool and enable it on the ASA inside interface. This is the range of addresses
to be assigned to inside DHCP clients. Set the range from 192.168.1.5 through 192.168.1.100.
CCNAS-ASA(config-pmap-c)# dhcpd address 192.168.1.5-192.168.1.100 inside
b. (Optional) Specify the IP address of the DNS server to be given to clients.
CCNAS-ASA(config)# dhcpd dns 209.165.201.2
Note: Other parameters can be specified for clients, such as WINS server, lease length, and domain
name. By default, the ASA sets its own IP address as the DHCP default gateway, so there is no need to
configure it. However, to manually configure the default gateway, or set it to a different networking
device’s IP address, use the following command:
CCNAS-ASA(config)# dhcpd option 3 ip 192.168.1.1
c. Enable the DHCP daemon within the ASA to listen for DHCP client requests on the enabled interface
(inside).

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CCNAS-ASA(config)# dhcpd enable inside

d. Verify the DHCP daemon configuration by using the show run dhcpd command.
CCNAS-ASA(config)# show run dhcpd
dhcpd dns 209.165.201.2
dhcpd option 3 ip 192.168.1.1
!
dhcpd address 192.168.1.5-192.168.1.100 inside
dhcpd enable inside

e. Access the Network Connection IP Properties for PC-B, and change it from a static IP address to a DHCP
client so that it obtains an IP address automatically from the ASA DHCP server. The procedure to do this
varies depending on the PC operating system. It may be necessary to issue the ipconfig /renew
command on PC-B to force it to obtain a new IP address from the ASA.

Step 2: Configure AAA to use the local database for authentication.

a. Define a local user named admin by entering the username command. Specify a password of
cisco12345.
CCNAS-ASA(config)# username admin password cisco12345
b. Configure AAA to use the local ASA database for SSH user authentication.
CCNAS-ASA(config)# aaa authentication ssh console LOCAL
Note: For added security, starting with ASA version 8.4(2), configure AAA authentication to support SSH
connections. The Telnet/SSH default login is not supported. You can no longer connect to the ASA using SSH
with the default username and the login password.

Step 3: Configure SSH remote access to the ASA.

You can configure the ASA to accept SSH connections from a single host or a range of hosts on the inside or
outside network.
a. Generate an RSA key pair, which is required to support SSH connections. The modulus (in bits) can be
512, 768, 1024, or 2048. The larger the key modulus size you specify, the longer it takes to generate an
RSA. Specify a modulus of 1024 using the crypto key command.
CCNAS-ASA(config)# crypto key generate rsa modulus 1024
INFO: The name for the keys will be: <Default-RSA-Key>
Keypair generation process begin. Please wait...

Note: You may receive a message that a RSA key pair is already defined. To replace the RSA key pair
enter yes at the prompt.
b. Save the RSA keys to persistent flash memory using either the copy run start or write mem command.
CCNAS-ASA# write mem
Building configuration...
Cryptochecksum: 3c845d0f b6b8839a f9e43be0 33feb4ef
3270 bytes copied in 0.890 secs
[OK]

c. Configure the ASA to allow SSH connections from any host on the inside network (192.168.1.0/24) and
from the remote management host at the branch office (172.16.3.3) on the outside network. Set the SSH
timeout to 10 minutes (the default is 5 minutes).
CCNAS-ASA(config)# ssh 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0 inside
CCNAS-ASA(config)# ssh 172.16.3.3 255.255.255.255 outside

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CCNAS-ASA(config)# ssh timeout 10

d. On PC-C, use an SSH client (such as PuTTY) to connect to the ASA outside interface at the IP address
209.165.200.226. The first time you connect you may be prompted by the SSH client to accept the RSA
host key of the ASA SSH server. Log in as user admin and provide the password cisco12345.
e. You can also connect to the ASA inside interface from a PC-B SSH client using the IP address
192.168.1.1.

Part 6: Configuring DMZ, Static NAT, and ACLs

Previously, you configured address translation using PAT for the inside network. In this part of the lab, you will
create a DMZ on the ASA, configure static NAT to a DMZ server, and apply ACLs to control access to the
server.
To accommodate the addition of a DMZ and a web server, you will use another address from the ISP range
assigned 209.165.200.224/29 (.224-.231). Router R1 G0/0 and the ASA outside interface are already using
209.165.200.225 and .226. You will use the public address 209.165.200.227 and static NAT to provide
address translation access to the server.

Step 1: Configure the DMZ interface G1/3 on the ASA.

a. Configure DMZ interface G1/3 which is on the LAN where the public access web server will reside. Assign
the interface IP address 192.168.2.1/24, name it dmz, assign it a security level of 70 and enable the
interface.
CCNAS-ASA(config)# interface g1/3
CCNAS-ASA(config-if)# ip address 192.168.2.1 255.255.255.0
CCNAS-ASA(config-if)# nameif dmz
INFO: Security level for "dmz" set to 0 by default.
CCNAS-ASA(config-if)# security-level 70
CCNAS-ASA(config-if)# no shut
b. Display the status for all ASA interfaces using the show interface ip brief command.
CCNAS-ASA # show interface ip brief
Interface IP-Address OK? Method Status Protocol
Virtual0 127.1.0.1 YES unset up up
GigabitEthernet1/1 209.165.200.226 YES manual up up
GigabitEthernet1/2 192.168.1.1 YES manual up up
GigabitEthernet1/3 192.168.2.1 YES manual up up
GigabitEthernet1/4 unassigned YES unset administratively down down
GigabitEthernet1/5 unassigned YES unset administratively down down
GigabitEthernet1/6 unassigned YES unset administratively down down
GigabitEthernet1/7 unassigned YES unset administratively down down
GigabitEthernet1/8 unassigned YES unset administratively down down
Internal-Control1/1 127.0.1.1 YES unset up up
Internal-Data1/1 unassigned YES unset down down
Internal-Data1/2 unassigned YES unset up up
Internal-Data1/3 unassigned YES unset up up
Internal-Data1/4 169.254.1.1 YES unset up up
Management1/1 unassigned YES unset administratively down down

c. Display the information for the interfaces using the show ip address command.
CCNAS-ASA # show ip address

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System IP Addresses:
Interface Name IP address Subnet mask Method
GigabitEthernet1/1 outside 209.165.200.226 255.255.255.248 manual
GigabitEthernet1/2 inside 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0 manual
GigabitEthernet1/3 dmz 192.168.2.1 255.255.255.0 manual
Current IP Addresses:
Interface Name IP address Subnet mask Method
GigabitEthernet1/1 outside 209.165.200.226 255.255.255.248 manual
GigabitEthernet1/2 inside 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0 manual
GigabitEthernet1/3 dmz 192.168.2.1 255.255.255.0 manual

Step 2: Configure static NAT to the DMZ server using a network object.
Configure a network object named dmz-server and assign it the static IP address of the DMZ server
(192.168.2.3). While in object definition mode, use the nat command to specify that this object is used to
translate a DMZ address to an outside address using static NAT, and specify a public translated address of
209.165.200.227.
CCNAS-ASA(config-if)# object network dmz-server
CCNAS-ASA(config-network-object)# host 192.168.2.3
CCNAS-ASA(config-network-object)# nat (dmz,outside) static 209.165.200.227

Step 3: Configure an ACL to allow access to the DMZ server from the Internet.
Configure a named access list (OUTSIDE-DMZ) that permits any IP protocol from any external host to the
internal IP address of the DMZ server. Apply the access list to the ASA outside interface in the IN direction.
CCNAS-ASA(config)# access-list OUTSIDE-DMZ permit ip any host 192.168.2.3
CCNAS-ASA(config)# access-group OUTSIDE-DMZ in interface outside
Note: Unlike IOS ACLs, the ASA ACL permit statement must permit access to the internal private DMZ
address. External hosts access the server using its public static NAT address, the ASA translates it to the
internal host IP address, and then applies the ACL.
You can modify this ACL to allow only services that you want to be exposed to external hosts, such as web
(HTTP) or file transfer (FTP).

Step 4: Test access to the DMZ server.

a. Create a loopback 0 interface on Internet R2 representing an external host. Assign Lo0 IP address
172.30.1.1 and a mask of 255.255.255.0. Ping the DMZ server public address from R2 using the
loopback interface as the source of the ping. The pings should be successful.
R2(config-if)# interface lo0
R2(config-if)# ip address 172.30.1.1 255.255.255.0
R2(config-if)# end
R2# ping 209.165.200.227 source lo0

Type escape sequence to abort.

Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 209.165.200.227, timeout is 2 seconds:
Packet sent with a source address of 172.30.1.1
!!!!!
Success rate is 100 percent (5/5), round-trip min/avg/max = 1/2/4 ms

b. Clear the NAT counters using the clear nat counters command.
CCNAS-ASA# clear nat counters

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c. Ping from PC-C to the DMZ server at the public address 209.165.200.227. The pings should be
successful.
d. Issue the show nat and show xlate commands on the ASA to see the effect of the pings. Both the PAT
(inside to outside) and static NAT (dmz to outside) policies are shown.
CCNAS-ASA# show nat

Auto NAT Policies (Section 2)

1 (dmz) to (outside) source static dmz-server 209.165.200.227
translate_hits = 0, untranslate_hits = 4
2 (inside) to (outside) source dynamic INSIDE-NET interface
translate_hits = 1, untranslate_hits = 3

Note: Pings from inside to outside are translated hits. Pings from outside host PC-C to the DMZ are
considered untranslated hits.
CCNAS-ASA# show xlate
1 in use, 3 most used
Flags: D - DNS, i - dynamic, r - portmap, s - static, I - identity, T - twice
NAT from dmz:192.168.2.3 to outside:209.165.200.227
flags s idle 0:22:58 timeout 0:00:00

Note: This time the flag is “s”, which indicates a static translation.
e. You can also access the DMZ server from a host on the inside network because the ASA inside interface
(G1/2) is set to a security level of 100 (the highest) and the DMZ interface (G1/3) is set to 70. The ASA
acts like a router between the two networks. Ping the DMZ server (PC-A) internal address (192.168.2.3)
from inside network host PC-B (192.168.1.X). The pings should be successful because of the interface
security level and the fact that ICMP is being inspected on the inside interface by the global inspection
policy. The pings from PC-B to PC-A will not affect the NAT translation counts because both PC-B and
PC-A are behind the firewall, and no translation takes place.
The DMZ server cannot ping PC-B on the inside network because the DMZ interface VLAN 3 has a lower
security level and because the no forward command was specified when the VLAN 3 interface was
created. Try to ping from the DMZ server PC-A to PC-B at IP address 192.168.1.3. The pings should not
be successful.
Use the show run command to display the configuration for VLAN 3.
CCNAS-ASA# show run interface g1/3
!
interface g1/3
nameif dmz
security-level 70
ip address 192.168.2.1 255.255.255.0

Note: An access list can be applied to the inside interface to control the type of access to be permitted or
denied to the DMZ server from inside hosts.

Reflection
1. How does the configuration of the ASA firewall differ from that of an ISR?
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2. What does the ASA use to define address translation and what is the benefit?
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Router Interface Summary Table

Router Interface Summary

Router Model Ethernet Interface #1 Ethernet Interface #2 Serial Interface #1 Serial Interface #2

1800 Fast Ethernet 0/0 Fast Ethernet 0/1 Serial 0/0/0 (S0/0/0) Serial 0/0/1 (S0/0/1)
(F0/0) (F0/1)
1900 Gigabit Ethernet 0/0 Gigabit Ethernet 0/1 Serial 0/0/0 (S0/0/0) Serial 0/0/1 (S0/0/1)
(G0/0) (G0/1)
2801 Fast Ethernet 0/0 Fast Ethernet 0/1 Serial 0/1/0 (S0/1/0) Serial 0/1/1 (S0/1/1)
(F0/0) (F0/1)
2811 Fast Ethernet 0/0 Fast Ethernet 0/1 Serial 0/0/0 (S0/0/0) Serial 0/0/1 (S0/0/1)
(F0/0) (F0/1)
2900 Gigabit Ethernet 0/0 Gigabit Ethernet 0/1 Serial 0/0/0 (S0/0/0) Serial 0/0/1 (S0/0/1)
(G0/0) (G0/1)
Note: To find out how the router is configured, look at the interfaces to identify the type of router and how many
interfaces the router has. There is no way to effectively list all the combinations of configurations for each router
class. This table includes identifiers for the possible combinations of Ethernet and Serial interfaces in the device.
The table does not include any other type of interface, even though a specific router may contain one. An
example of this might be an ISDN BRI interface. The string in parenthesis is the legal abbreviation that can be
used in Cisco IOS commands to represent the interface.

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