cisco a beginners guide

Fully updated bestselling beginner’s guide to designing and managing a Cisco network quickly and easily

Fully updated throughout, Cisco: A Beginner's Guide, Fifth Edition provides the essential underpinnings for understanding Cisco products, services, and technologies. The book is a gateway to all the Cisco basics as well as an introduction to new trends in the world of internetworking. This practical guide covers the fundamentals, including IOS command structure, routing and networking protocols, design and management tools, network security, and network device configuration. The fifth edition features new coverage of latest technologies, including cloud transitions, telepresence, adding mobile devices, software-defined networking, configuration, hardware, protocols, security, backup, recovery, virtualization, and much more.

• Walks you through how to design, manage, and troubleshoot a robust Cisco network
• Details how transitions into the cloud are made, how to integrate mobile devices, and the Presence phenomenon
• Teaches Cisco technologies and administration and provides a solid foundation in the art of networking

"Richard Deal's gift of making difficult technology concepts understandable has remained constant. Whether it is presenting to a room of information technology professionals or writing books, Richard's communication skills are unsurpassed. As information technology professionals we are faced with overcoming challenges every day...Cisco ASA Configuration is a great reference and tool for answering our challenges." --From the Foreword by Steve Marcinek (CCIE 7225), Systems Engineer, Cisco Systems

A hands-on guide to implementing Cisco ASA

Configure and maintain a Cisco ASA platform to meet the requirements of your security policy. Cisco ASA Configuration shows you how to control traffic in the corporate network and protect it from internal and external threats. This comprehensive resource covers the latest features available in Cisco ASA version 8.0, and includes detailed examples of complex configurations and troubleshooting. Implement and manage Cisco's powerful, multifunction network adaptive security appliance with help from this definitive guide.

• Configure Cisco ASA using the command-line interface (CLI) and Adaptive Security Device Manager (ASDM)
• Control traffic through the appliance with access control lists (ACLs) and object groups
• Filter Java, ActiveX, and web content
• Authenticate and authorize connections using Cut-through Proxy (CTP)
• Use Modular Policy Framework (MPF) to configure security appliance features
• Perform protocol and application inspection
• Enable IPSec site-to-site and remote access connections
• Configure WebVPN components for SSL VPN access
• Implement advanced features, including the transparent firewall, security contexts, and failover
• Detect and prevent network attacks
• Prepare and manage the AIP-SSM and CSC-SSM cards

For Instructors: Teaching supplements are available for this title.

As the world leader of networking products and services, Cisco products are constantly growing in demand. Yet, few books are aimed at those who are beginning a career in IT--until now. Cisco Networking Essentials provides a solid foundation on the Cisco networking products and services with thorough coverage of fundamental networking concepts. Author Troy McMillan applies his years of classroom instruction to effectively present high-level topics in easy-to-understand terms for beginners. With this indispensable full-color resource, you'll quickly learn the concepts, processes, and skills that are essential to administer Cisco routers and switches.

• Begins with a clear breakdown of what you can expect to learn in each chapter, followed by a straightforward discussion of concepts on core topics
• Includes suggested labs and review questions at the conclusion of each chapter, which encourage you to reinforce and measure your understanding of the topics discussed
• Serves as an ideal starting point for learning Cisco networking products and services

If you are interested in a career in IT but have little or no knowledge of networking and are new to Cisco networking products, then this book is for you.