Cisco FPR – Re-image from FTD to ASA Code
Nov21

Cisco FPR – Re-image from FTD to ASA Code

KB ID 0001766 Problem Note: This procedure is to re-image a Cisco Firepower device from FTD to ASA code, (in this example a Cisco FPR 1010).  Why would you want to do this? Well to be frank FTD is bobbins, so if you have a device running FTD code you might want to ‘convert’ it to ASA code. If you tried to do this with an older firewall (ASA 5500-X) then you needed to go to Cisco TAC and try and get them to give you an...

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Which Firepower To Replace Your ASA 5500-X?
Oct01

Which Firepower To Replace Your ASA 5500-X?

KB ID 0001705 Problem Well  the ASA5516-X was the last one to go end of sale. You may be able to get stock of the remainder of the ASA5500-X series as people clear their shelves, or they may be available as ‘refurb’ stock but they are disappearing. So you would think that the replacements would be better documented? Well it’s sketchy at best, and when you look a the data sheets for the new FPR range the links on...

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Cisco FTD (and ASA) Creating AnyConnect Profiles
Jul07

Cisco FTD (and ASA) Creating AnyConnect Profiles

KB ID 0001685 Problem A few days ago I did an article on Deploying Cisco AnyConnect with the Cisco FTD, there I glossed over the AnyConnect profile section. For a long time now, we have been able to edit the AnyConnect profile from within the firewall (if we are running ASA code!) But for the FTD we need to take a step backwards and go back to using the ‘offline’ AnyConnect profile editor. Solution Firstly you need to...

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Cisco FTD Deploy AnyConnect (from FDM)
Jun26

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...

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Cisco FTD Site to Site VPN
Jun18

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:...

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