Gain hands-on experience of CCNP Remote Access topics with lab scenarios for the new 642-821 BCRAN exam

• Prepare for the CCNP 642-821 BCRAN exam and gain a better, practical understanding of exam concepts
• Experience how remote access concepts work in a real network with practice labs that walk you through their implementation
• Review set-up guides that show you how to prepare a lab for study
• Ready yourself for the new simulation-based questions on the CCNP exams

CCNP Practical Studies: Remote Access
(CCNP Self-Study) prepares readers for the CCNP 642-821 BCRAN exam and
for workplace challenges in implementing remote access network
applications. Designed as a topic-by-topic guide of how to apply remote
access concepts in a real network setting, this book is useful in
preparing a CCNP candidate for the general exam questions by providing
a better understanding of how remote access really works. It is also
essential in preparing candidates for the new simulation-based
questions that are on the Cisco certification exams. Finally, it serves
anyone wanting a guide to real-world application of these concepts,
regardless of certification interest.

Each chapter includes a
review of the applicable technology, and guides the reader through
implementation of the technology. This step-by-step process can be
executed on a home- or office-based lab, a remote-accessible lab, some
networking simulation software programs, or even as a stand-alone guide.

All of the topics on the new 642-821 BCRAN exam are covered, providing comprehensive exam preparation.

Identify, mitigate, and respond to network attacks

• Understand the evolution of security technologies that make up the unified ASA device and how to install the ASA hardware
• Examine
  firewall solutions including network access control, IP routing, AAA,
  application inspection, virtual firewalls, transparent (Layer 2)
  firewalls, failover and redundancy, and QoS
• Evaluate
  Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) solutions including IPS integration
  and Adaptive Inspection and Prevention Security Services Module
  (AIP-SSM) configuration
• Deploy VPN solutions including site-to-site IPsec VPNs, remote- access VPNs, and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
• Learn to manage firewall, IPS, and VPN solutions with Adaptive Security Device Manager (ASDM)

Achieving maximum network security is a challenge for most organizations. Cisco ASA, a new unified security device that combines firewall, network antivirus, intrusion prevention, and virtual private network (VPN) capabilities, provides proactive threat defense that stops attacks before they spread through the network.

This new family of adaptive security appliances also controls network activity and application traffic and delivers flexible VPN
connectivity. The result is a powerful multifunction network security device that provides the security breadth and depth for protecting your entire network, while reducing the high deployment and operations costs and complexities associated with managing multiple point products.

Cisco ASA: All-in-One Firewall, IPS, and VPN Adaptive Security Appliance is a practitioner�s guide to planning, deploying, and troubleshooting a comprehensive security plan with Cisco ASA. The book provides valuable insight and deployment examples and demonstrates how adaptive identification and mitigation services on Cisco ASA provide a sophisticated security solution for both large and small network environments.

Cisco Unity is the official unified messaging solution for the Cisco
Architecture for Voice, Video, and Integrated Data (AVVID) and
complements the full range of Cisco IP-based voice solutions, including
Cisco CallManager and Cisco Personal Assistant.

Cisco Unity Fundamentals
provides design and administration goals for migrating from PBX to
Cisco IP Telephony, as well as working in a mixed PBX/Cisco IP
Telephony environment. You will learn about the transition from the
traditional model, with separate architectures for voice-mail and
e-mail systems, to supporting unified messaging: e-mail, voice, and fax
messages delivered to a single inbox. You will also discover common
troubleshooting solutions, such as performance monitoring and the
importance of data collection for predicting future system
requirements.

Cisco Unity Fundamentals begins by
introducing the engineering aspects of Cisco Unity and then moves
quickly into the hardware and software platforms. Part I focuses on the
administration of Cisco Unity, describing the features, general setup,
and global settings. Part II describes installation and discusses
various types of integration with Cisco CallManager and other telephone
systems, including Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) proxy. Part II
also delves into networking with other voice-messaging systems. After
reading Cisco Unity Fundamentals, you will understand the system,
configuration, and on-going maintenance issues associated with a
successful Cisco Unity deployment.

This book is part of the
Cisco Press Fundamentals Series. Books in this series introduce
networking professionals to new networking technologies, covering
network topologies, example deployment concepts, protocols, and
management techniques.

Understand the total cost of ownership and return on investment for network security solutions

• Understand what motivates hackers and how to classify threats
• Learn how to recognize common vulnerabilities and common types of attacks
• Examine modern day security systems, devices, and mitigation techniques
• Integrate policies and personnel with security equipment to effectively lessen security risks
• Analyze the greater implications of security breaches facing corporations and executives today
• Understand the governance aspects of network security to help implement a climate of change throughout your organization
• Learn how to qualify your organization�s aversion to risk
• Quantify the hard costs of attacks versus the cost of security technology investment to determine ROI
• Learn the essential elements of security policy development and how to continually assess security needs and vulnerabilities

The Business Case for Network Security: Advocacy, Governance, and ROI addresses the needs of networking professionals and business executives who seek to assess their organization�s risks and objectively quantify both costs and cost savings related to network security technology investments. This book covers the latest topics in network attacks and security. It includes a detailed security-minded examination of return on investment (ROI) and associated financial methodologies that yield both objective and subjective data. The book also introduces and explores the concept of return on prevention (ROP) and discusses the greater implications currently facing corporations, including governance and the fundamental importance of security, for senior executives and the board.

The ranks of telecommuters, remote employees, and mobile users are growing every day and their communications needs are expanding just as rapidly. Advancements in remote access technologies allow users to become less dependent on the office and to increase productivity without sacrificing the convenience of direct access to the corporate network. Convenient, secure, and reliable connections are crucial to
corporate reliance on remote access. Customers, employees, and partners should connect seamlessly, as if they were in company headquarters. They also must count on the ability to log in and to remain connected at an expected level of performance. Understanding how to deploy remote access services is the first step to realizing the benefits that these services offer but inconsistent performance or denial of service
threaten productivity gains. It is critical that these services not only be available but also perform as promised.
Troubleshooting Remote Access Networks helps you understand underlying technologies and gain insight into the challenges, issues, and best practices for supporting remote access networks. This book focuses on the enterprise portion of a remote access network and includes service provider troubleshooting and design
information that helps both enterprise and service provider network engineers understand the larger picture of remote access networks. This book opens with a section covering fundamental concepts. Design issues, provisioning, DSL and cable connectivity options, central office operations, authentication techniques, and troubleshooting tools are all addressed in this part of the book, forming the foundation upon which later sections are built. Each of the subsequent four parts examines a key remote access technology, including dial, ISDN, Frame Relay, and VPNs. Each part is a self-contained tutorial, providing foundation review, design and configuration overviews, and troubleshooting techniques. Each part concludes with a series of real-world support scenarios that represent proven best practices for
remote access network management, drawn from tens of thousands of cases handled by the Cisco Remote Access team.

Whether you are looking for a design, configuration, and support reference guide, or need a preparation tool to help you prepare for the CCIE exam, Troubleshooting Remote Access Networks provides you with expert-level solutions to help guarantee the availability of remote access services.