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Switch Configuration for ISE Integration – Part 1 – AAA Functions

Introduction and Documentation Path

There is quite a bit that needs to be configured on a switch in order for the device to integrate with the Identity Service Engine (ISE) correctly. In this series of posts, we will break down the different areas of the full configuration and ensure that we know what each command in each of the major sections does. Remember, we never want to be inserting commands on exam day from rote memory, without a solid grasp on what the command is actually doing.

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ASA Basic Interface Configurations

I am off and running – wohoo! For today’s reading, I enjoyed the appropriate sections of the ASA All In One text from Cisco Press.

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For lab work – I read the CCNP Security Lab Workbook from ACIT.in. I then created my own lab allowing me to practice a similar set of exercises in GNS3.

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In this first objective  – we just need to be able to FLY through the basic configurations on an ASA interface. Remember, these interfaces possess names and security levels. Remember also that we are going to ping from the ASA to verify connectivity. We cannot, be default, ping through the ASA.

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