Growth Expectation
DUKEM has grown by 13 percent during each of the past two years and expects to have an
average growth rate of 15 percent over the next few years. It also has experienced an increase
in the number of employees who telecommute.
DUKEM’s CIO has put forth the following requirements:
¦ A highly available firewall solution
¦ Secure communication channels between branch offices and HQ, telecommuters and
HQ, and possible business partners
An information technology (IT) consulting firm hired by DUKEM has recommended that
Cisco Security Appliance replace the existing firewall system. You have been selected to do
the Cisco Security Appliance configuration for DUKEM.
Figure 20-2 shows the Cisco Security Appliance solution in the new network design.
Use the information in Figure 20-2 to configure your firewalls by completing the following
tasks:
Task 1—Basic configuration for the Cisco Security Appliance
Task 2—Configuring access rules on HQ
Task 3—Configuring authentication
Task 4—Configuring logging
Task 5—Configuring a virtual private network (VPN) between HQ and remote sites
Task 6—Configuring a remote-access VPN to HQ
Task 7—Configuring failover
Good luck!