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Access VIRL Behind Firewall Use External Telnet SSH Client
In this article, we’ll address how to access VIRL behind firewall use external Telnet SSH client to connect to a simulated network. If you are in the process of setting up a VIRL server on your...
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Cisco Wireless Controller Configuration
As opposed to autonomous Wireless Access Points (WAP), the lightweight, controller-based Wireless System brings much more benefits than the traditional standalone APs. In this session, we’ll briefly...
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Cisco VIRL Default Password
As we implementing VIRL, a lot of people found it is rather confusing and frustrated to find Cisco VIRL default password to login the management console and each type of the simulated node, whether it...
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Cisco VIRL External Connectivity
As you first set up VIRL, it may be confusing what FLAT, SNAT, Management, INT and EXT networks are, how the Linux Container (LXC) jumpbox benefits the simulation, and the differences between Private...
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Cisco Universal Wireless AP Provisioning and Priming
After you setup a Cisco controller based wireless system, everything seems to be working fine except the APs are still blinking blue, white and red. Check your AP’s model number if it has “UX” in the...
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Cisco VIRL Upgrade
If you are still running on an older version of VIRL, it’s time to upgrade. The new version included a lot of new features and bug fixes. In this session, we’ll cover Cisco VIRL upgrade as well as how...
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Save Configurations on VIRL
One of the most important aspects of labbing with Cisco VIRL is making sure that your hard work is saved. People studying CCNA, CCNP and CCIE can use VIRL to build fairly complex labs consisting of...
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Cisco ASA DMZ Configuration Example
Do you have any public facing servers such as web servers on your network? Do you have a guest Wi-Fi enabled but you do not want visitors to access your internal resource? In this session we’ll talk...
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Working With VIRL Topology File Export and Import
One of the advantages of working with Cisco VIRL network simulation is that all the information regarding a simulation including network topology, router configurations and node interconnectivities are...
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Automatic ISP failover over uneven bandwidth circuits
As the internet bandwidth becomes cheaper, organizations have upgraded their primary circuits to higher capacity circuits with lower cost. Some choose to keep their legacy service provider as a backup...
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Cisco VIRL Installation on Bare-metal Standalone Server
In some cases you may prefer installing Cisco VIRL on its dedicated hardware without running on a virtual machine. Most personal users do not have the luxury of access to business grade VMWare...
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Enable Intel-VT and AMD-V Support Hardware Accelerated KVM Virtualization...
As virtualization technologies become mature, with the support of super-fast, extremely robust server hardware, everything seems can be virtualized. In a modern datacenter, you’ll see the entire IT...
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Cisco ASA 5506-X FirePOWER Configuration Example Part 1
Since Cisco’s acquisition of SourceFire in 2013, Cisco has incorporated one of the best leading Intrusion Prevention System (IPS/IDS) technologies into its “next-generation” firewall product line....
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Cisco ASA 5506-X FirePOWER Configuration Example Part 2
In this example, we’ll step through Cisco ASA 5506-X FirePOWER configuration example and activate the FirePOWER module in a typical network. We used ASA 5506-X running code 9.5(2) and ASDM version...
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Configure and Manage ASA FirePOWER Module using ASDM Part 3
As mentioned previously, there are two ways to configure and manage ASA FirePOWER module using ASDM and FirePOWER Management Center. We’ll cover in both options. Configure and Manage ASA FirePOWER...
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Configure and Manage ASA FirePOWER Module using Management Center Part 4
For centralized management model, enterprise customers may manage multiple FirePOWER installs through a single management console. Before Cisco’s acquisition, SourceFire called it Defense Center. Cisco...
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Basic Cisco ASA 5506-x Configuration Example
Cisco’s latest additions to their “next-generation” firewall family are the ASA 5506-X, 5508-X, 5516-X and 5585-X with FirePOWER modules. The new “X” product line incorporated the industry leading IPS...
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Enable ICMP inspection to Allow Ping Traffic Passing ASA
When you first setting up a Cisco ASA firewall, one of the most common requirements is to allow internal hosts to be able to ping the Internet. It is not only for the convenience that a network...
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Cisco ASA Code Upgrade and Recommended Versions
People often ask what Cisco ASA code version one should be running on. The answer varies based on your specific environment, ASA models and license level. I created this document to track the latest,...
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Pulse Secure Juniper SSL VPN Setup Additional Authentication Servers
There are two common use cases that we want to configure additional authentication servers on the Pulse Secure appliance. Contractors and vendors need to access certain network resources on. Your...
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