Chapter 15. Cisco IOS Firewall

IN THIS CHAPTER, YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO DO THE FOLLOWING:

  • Describe the functions and operations of Cisco IOS Firewall (stateful firewall, CBAC, and more)

  • Configure a Cisco IOS Firewall with SDM

  • Verify Cisco IOS SDM configurations with IOS CLI configurations

In this chapter, I introduce the Cisco IOS Firewall feature set and discuss its major functions. I walk through configuring the firewall with Cisco Security Device Manager (SDM), what those configurations look like in IOS command line, using SDM to monitor the firewall, and reviewing firewall commands.

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