The wonderful AAA which in the Cisco world means, Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting but what does that really mean? In today’s post that’s what we are going to be talking about. What is AAA and what are the benefits of using it along with what is it? Continue reading
Monthly Archives: April 2011
Configure a Site-to-Site VPN via SDM
So for today’s post let’s learn how to configure a site-to-site VPN on a router using the Cisco SDM (Security Device Manger). The Cisco SDM is a Web-based device management tool a GUI for Cisco routers this can simplify router deployments and cut ownership costs. (See the post Configuring SDM) Let’s start configuring a site-to-site VPN with SDM! Continue reading
Google Chrome OS
Google Chrome OS is back in the news, and today I thought why not try out the release candidate and see what Chrome OS does. Now I went right to the source when I downloaded Chrome OS (Download Google Chrome OS http://getchrome.eu/) and not to bash Chrome already but I honestly thought this is just another Linux box when I finished installing it. I really saw no difference between Google Chrome OS and Ubuntu besides the blue, but let’s continue and go right into the install process. Continue reading
Configure IPS (Intrusion Prevention System) via SDM
Awhile back I talked about the differences between IPS and IDS. (See the post Cisco IDS vs. IPS ) So for today’s post let’s learn how to configure an IPS (Intrusion Prevention System) on a router using the Cisco SDM (Security Device Manger). The Cisco SDM is a Web-based device management tool a GUI for Cisco routers this can simplify router deployments and cut ownership costs. ( See the post Configure Cisco SDM) Let’s start configuring an IPS with SDM! Continue reading
Configuring Zone Based Firewalls via SDM
Last month I talked about the fundamentals for understanding zone based firewalls (See the post Understanding Zone Based Firewalls). So for today’s post I want to go ahead and talk about configuring the zone based firewalls but with the Cisco SDM (Security Device Manger). The Cisco SDM is a Web-based device management tool a GUI for Cisco routers this can simplify router deployments and reduce ownership costs. (See the post Configure Cisco SDM) Instead of talking about what is zone based firewalls lets jump into the configuration of them. Continue reading
