Cisco ASA VPN Static to Dynamic IP (DHCP)
KB ID 0001683 Problem I had a call with a client last week, they are in one of my employer’s DCs, and their servers are behind a vASA. They had purchased some Meraki MX devices for their IT team who were working remotely (during the Covid-19 lockdown), and were struggling. Normally we would just suggest AnyConnect, but these guys were building new machines for their clients, and needed access directly to the domain from their...
Cisco FTD Deploy AnyConnect (from FDM)
KB ID 0001682 Problem In this article I will focus on ‘Remote Access’ VPN, which for Cisco FTD means using the AnyConnect client. Ive spent years deploying this solution for ASA so it’s a product I know well. As with all things Cisco, there are a couple of things that could trip you up. Let’s get them out of the way first. If you are used to AnyConnect then you probably have the client software. It’s the...
Cisco FTD Site to Site VPN
KB ID 0001681 Problem While working out how to create a VPN on the Cisco FTD (Firepower 1010), I thought I might as well set it up to the Cisco ASA that I have in the Data Center on my test network. This is what I’m connecting; Create Site to Site VPN On Cisco FTD (using FDM) Using a web browser connect to the devices FDM > Site to Site VPN > View Configuration. Create Site-to-site-connection. Connection profile name:...
Remove and Reinstall Microsoft WSUS
KB ID 0001679 Problem I don’t like WSUS, the product is OK (ish) the problem with it is, every time it’s deployed, typically the person it was deployed for never looks after it, or manages it properly, and months/years later it becomes a massive ‘bag of spanners’, which is never the client’s fault, it’s always the poor guy who built it, or the support company’s fault. If you run WSUS, log into...
Configure Cisco FTD Port Forwarding (via FDM)
KB ID 0001680 Problem You have a Cisco FTD device that you manage via FDM, and you would like to setup port forwarding. In the example below I will forward TCP Port 80 (HTTP) traffic from the outside interface of my FTD Device (Firepower 1010) to an internal web server on 10.254.254.212 Solution (Step 1: Create an FTD NAT Policy) Using a web browser connect to the FDM > Polices > NAT > Add. Set the following options; Title:...