Getting Started with Cisco Firepower – Initial Configuration

As threats become more and more complicated, it's important to understand how to protect your network. Understanding how to deploy Cisco Firepower Threat Defense is critical to set up that first line of defense.

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Works well as a continuation after mastering Information Technology fundamentals. It bridges the gap toward advanced, production-level engineering.

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Relevant for professionals pursuing roles within Information Technology.

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2 hour 1 minutes
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Intermediate
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What You’ll Learn

Imagine that you've been given a new site to deploy and tasked with setting up the edge Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) firewall. In this course, Getting Started with Cisco Firepower - Initial Configuration, you will learn foundational knowledge on how to deploy Firepower Threat Defense firewall. First, you will learn how to bootstrap both the Firepower firewall and Firepower Management Center. Next, you will discover how to configure interfaces, how objects work in the FTD system, and routing. Finally, you will explore how to configure NAT on FTD. When you're finished with this course, you will have the skills and knowledge of Cisco Firepower needed to initially configure it and have it forward packets.

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Outcomes

  • Course Overview : 1min.
  • Preparing for the Firepower Deployment : 23mins.
  • Bootstrapping the FMC and FTD : 31mins.
  • FTD Initial Configuration : 36mins.
  • Configuring Objects and NAT in Firepower : 29mins.
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Getting Started with Cisco Firepower – Initial Configuration
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