Firewall Basics This course covers the basics of deploying the firewall features of a Vyatta device. You'll learn firewall concepts, firewall deployment options, the basics of firewall configuration, and how to verify that your firewall is working.

Objectives:

• Describe the purpose and functionality of a firewall
• Describe the two firewall configuration options on a Vyatta system
• Interface-based
• Zone-based
• Explain how the firewall interacts with other processes on a Vyatta system
• Routing
• NAT
• Configure a firewall rulebase
• Apply the firewall rulebase to
• Interfaces
• Zones
• Verify firewall operations

Target Audience:

• Small-to-Medium Business Network Engineers
• Large Enterprise Network Engineers
• Service Provider Network Engineers
• Reseller Network Engineers

Prerequisites:

• Knowledge of TCP/IP networking concepts
• Vyatta CLI course recommended