Book Image

CCNA Security 210-260 Certification Guide

By : Glen D. Singh, Michael Vinod, Vijay Anandh
Book Image

CCNA Security 210-260 Certification Guide

By: Glen D. Singh, Michael Vinod, Vijay Anandh

Overview of this book

With CCNA Security certification, a network professional can demonstrate the skills required to develop security infrastructure, recognize threats and vulnerabilities to networks, and mitigate security threats. The CCNA Security 210-260 Certification Guide will help you grasp the fundamentals of network security and prepare you for the Cisco CCNA Security Certification exam. You’ll begin by getting a grip on the fundamentals of network security and exploring the different tools available. Then, you’ll see how to securely manage your network devices by implementing the AAA framework and configuring different management plane protocols. Next, you’ll learn about security on the data link layer by implementing various security toolkits. You’ll be introduced to various firewall technologies and will understand how to configure a zone-based firewall on a Cisco IOS device. You’ll configure a site-to-site VPN on a Cisco device and get familiar with different types of VPNs and configurations. Finally, you’ll delve into the concepts of IPS and endpoint security to secure your organization’s network infrastructure. By the end of this book, you’ll be ready to take the CCNA Security Exam (210-260).
Table of Contents (19 chapters)

System time and Network Time Protocol

As mentioned previously, system time is very important on all devices on a network. Setting the clock using the ASDM can be done by navigating to Configuration | Device Setup | System Time | Clock. You'll be able to select the appropriate time zone, date, and time on the ASA:

The system clock on Cisco devices are in the 24-hour format.

Configuring the ASA to be a NTP client can be done by going to Configuration | Device Setup | System Time | NTP and clicking on Add. This feature will allow the ASA to obtain its time from an NTP server, whether the NTP server is on the inside, outside, or any other interface:

Once you click OK, the NTP server configurations will be presented on the ASDM.

However, ensure you click on Apply to push the configurations to the ASA and save the settings.

...