Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series User Manual

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Catalyst 6500 Series Switch and Cisco 7600 Series Router Firewall Services Module Configuration Guide
OL-6392-01
About This Guide
Related Documentation
Related Documentation
For more information, refer to the following documentation set for the FWSM:
• Catalyst 6500 Series Switch and Cisco 7600 Series Router Firewall Services Module Command
Reference
• Catalyst 6500 Series Switch and Cisco 7600 Series Router Firewall Services Module System
Messages Guide
• Catalyst 6500 Series Switch and Cisco 7600 Series Router Firewall Services Module Installation
Note
• Release Notes for the Catalyst 6500 Series Switch and Cisco 7600 Series Router Firewall Services
Module
Document Organization
This guide includes the following chapters and appendixes:
• “Quick Start Steps” provides pointers to the minimum configuration required for routed or
transparent mode.
• Chapter 1, “Introduction to the Firewall Services Module,” describes the system requirements and
features.
• Chapter 2, “Configuring the Switch for the Firewall Services Module,” tells how to configure the
switch for use with the FWSM.
• Chapter 3, “Connecting to the Firewall Services Module and Managing the Configuration,” tells
how to access the FWSM command line interface (CLI) and manage the configuration.
• Chapter 4, “Configuring the Firewall Mode,” tells how to set the firewall mode.
• Chapter 5, “Managing Security Contexts,” tells how to configure multiple security contexts.
• Chapter 6, “Configuring Basic Settings,” tells how to configure basic settings that are either
essential or useful to the operation of your FWSM.
• Chapter 7, “Configuring Bridging Parameters and ARP Inspection,” tells how to customize the
operation of the transparent firewall.
• Chapter 8, “Configuring IP Addresses, Routing, and DHCP,” tells how to configure IP addresses,
static routes, dynamic routing, and DHCP.
• Chapter 9, “Configuring Network Address Translation,” tells how to configure Network Address
Translation (NAT).
• Chapter 10, “Controlling Network Access with Access Control Lists,” tells how to control network
access through the FWSM using access control lists (ACLs).
• Chapter 11, “Allowing Remote Management,” tells how to allow remote management access to the
FWSM.
• Chapter 12, “Configuring AAA,” tells how to configure AAA, which includes command
authorization, CLI access authentication, and AAA for traffic through the FWSM.
• Chapter 13, “Configuring Application Protocol Inspection,” tells how to configure inspection
engines.
• Chapter 14, “Filtering HTTP, HTTPS, or FTP Requests Using an External Server,” tells how to
configure filtering.

Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	Catalyst 6500 Series
Category	Switch
Language	English