Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series User Manual

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Catalyst 6500 Series Switch and Cisco 7600 Series Router Firewall Services Module Configuration Guide
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Chapter 1 Introduction to the Firewall Services Module
Features
Several ACL types The FWSM supports the following ACLs:
• Extended ACL to control IP traffic on an interface:
– Inbound
– Outbound
• For transparent firewall mode, EtherType ACL to control non-IP traffic on an interface:
– Inbound
– Outbound
• Standard ACL for OSPF route redistribution.
URL Filtering Filter HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP requests using Websense Enterprise or Sentian by N2H2.
Dynamic Routing Protocols Single context mode only.
• RIP v1 and v2 (passive mode)
• OSPF
Note Multiple context mode supports static routing only.
DHCP server and DHCP relay The FWSM acts as a DHCP
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server. The FWSM also supports DHCP relay to forward DHCP
requests to an upstream router.
Management The FWSM supports the following management methods:
• Cisco PDM for FWSM—Release 4.0 supports FWSM Release 2.3 features. PDM is a
browser-based configuration tool that resides on the FWSM. The system administrator
can configure multiple security contexts. If desired, individual context administrators can
configure only their contexts.
• Cisco Firewall MC
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—Release 1.3.1 supports FWSM Release 2.3 features. For multiple
context mode, Release 1.3.1 supports management of each context separately but does
not support system-level operations, such as adding or deleting contexts, or the
provisioning of failover in multiple mode.
• CLI
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Login banners You can define a text message to display when users log into the FWSM.
System message
enhancements
You can configure ACLs to generate system messages when they match traffic. You can also
set the level for a system message.
1. Network Address Translation
2. Open Shortest Path First
3. Routing Information Protocol
4. access control lists
5. Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
6. Firewall Management Center
7. command-line interface
Table 1-2 General FWSM Features (continued)
Feature Description

Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	Catalyst 6500 Series
Category	Switch
Language	English