Cisco Networking Simplified (2nd Edition)

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Cisco Networking Simplified
Second Edition

* Master today’s world of Cisco networking with this book’s completely updated, fully illustrated visual approach
* Easy enough for novices, substantive enough for networking professionals
* Covers the latest networking topics—from network architecture to secure wireless, unified communications to telepresence

In Full Color

Jim Doherty • Neil Anderson • Paul Della Maggiora

Now 100 percent updated for the latest technologies, this is today’s easiest, most visual guide to Cisco® networking. Even if you’ve never set up or managed a network, Cisco Networking Simplified, Second Edition, helps you quickly master the concepts you need to understand. Its full-color diagrams and clear explanations give you the big picture: how each important networking technology works, what it can do for you, and how they all fit together. The authors illuminate networking from the smallest LANs to the largest enterprise infrastructures, offering practical introductions to key issues ranging from security to availability, mobility to virtualization.

What you always wanted to know about networking but were afraid to ask!

* How networks and the Internet work
* How to build coherent, cost-effective network infrastructures
* How to design networks for maximum reliability and availability
* What you need to know about data center and application networking
* How to secure networks against today’s threats and attacks
* How to take advantage of the latest mobility technologies
* How virtualizing networks can help businesses leverage their network investments even further
* How to combine messaging, calendaring, telephony, audio, video, and web conferencing into a unified communications architecture
This book is part of the Networking Technology Series from Cisco Press®, the only authorized publisher for Cisco®.

Category: Cisco

Covers: General Networking

From the Back Cover
A visual explanation of networking technologies
What you always wanted to know about networking but were afraid to ask!
* How the Internet works
* How e-mail, e-learning, and telephony work on the Internet
* What makes a network safe
* How traffic gets from here to there
* Disaster recovery and other ways to keep a network running
* How businesses share data
* See the world of Cisco networking with this illustrated guide's visual approach to learning
* Useful for both novices and networking professionals
* Covers a broad variety of internetworking topics-from e-mail to VPNs

At last-an illustrated guide to the world of Cisco networking. Cisco Networking Simplified breaks down the complicated world of internetworking into easy-to-understand parts. Learn quickly and easily the fundamentals of a variety of topics, such as security, IP telephony, and quality of service, from the full-color diagrams and clear explanations found in Cisco Networking Simplified.

This book is part of the Networking Technology Series from Cisco Press, the only authorized publisher for Cisco Systems. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

* Paperback: 432 pages
* Publisher: Cisco Press; 2 edition (January 19, 2008)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1587201992
* ISBN-13: 978-1587201998

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Cisco* Network Security Technologies and Solutions

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CCIE Professional Development
Network Security Technologies and Solutions
A comprehensive, all-in-one reference for Cisco network security
Yusuf Bhaiji, CCIE No. 9305

Network Security Technologies and Solutions is a comprehensive reference to the most cutting-edge security products and methodologies available to networking professionals today. This book helps you understand and implement current, state-of-the-art network security technologies to ensure secure communications throughout the network infrastructure.

With an easy-to-follow approach, this book serves as a central repository of security knowledge to help you implement end-to-end security solutions and provides a single source of knowledge covering the entire range of the Cisco network security portfolio. The book is divided into five parts mapping to Cisco security technologies and solutions: perimeter security, identity security and access management, data privacy, security monitoring, and security management. Together, all these elements enable dynamic links between customer security policy, user or host identity, and network infrastructures.

With this definitive reference, you can gain a greater understanding of the solutions available and learn how to build integrated, secure networks in today’s modern, heterogeneous networking environment. This book is an excellent resource for those seeking a comprehensive reference on mature and emerging security tactics and is also a great study guide for the CCIE Security exam.

“Yusuf’s extensive experience as a mentor and advisor in the security technology field has honed his ability to translate highly technical information into a straight-forward, easy-to-understand format. If you’re looking for a truly comprehensive guide to network security, this is the one! ”

–Steve Gordon, Vice President, Technical Services, Cisco

Yusuf Bhaiji, CCIE No. 9305 (R&S and Security), has been with Cisco for seven years and is currently the program manager for Cisco CCIE Security certification. He is also the CCIE Proctor in the Cisco Dubai Lab. Prior to this, he was technical lead for the Sydney TAC Security and VPN team at Cisco.

* Filter traffic with access lists and implement security features on switches
* Configure Cisco IOS router firewall features and deploy ASA and PIX Firewall appliances
* Understand attack vectors and apply Layer 2 and Layer 3 mitigation techniques
* Secure management access with AAA
* Secure access control using multifactor authentication technology
* Implement identity-based network access control
* Apply the latest wireless LAN security solutions
* Enforce security policy compliance with Cisco NAC
* Learn the basics of cryptography and implement IPsec VPNs, DMVPN, GET VPN, SSL VPN, and MPLS VPN technologies
* Monitor network activity and security incident response with network and host intrusion prevention, anomaly detection, and security monitoring and correlation
* Deploy security management solutions such as Cisco Security Manager, SDM, ADSM, PDM, and IDM
* Learn about regulatory compliance issues such as GLBA, HIPPA, and SOX

This book is part of the Cisco CCIE Professional Development Series from Cisco Press, which offers expert-level instruction on network design, deployment, and support methodologies to help networking professionals manage complex networks and prepare for CCIE exams.

Category: Network Security

Covers: CCIE Security Exam

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Building Cisco Networks for Windows 2000

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CISCO Fax, Modem, and Text for IP Telephony

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IP Telephony has revolutionized many aspects of telecommunications and it continues to be deployed at a rapid pace. The benefits of transporting voice over an IP infrastructure include increased flexibility, better scalability, and a significant cost savings over traditional telephony networks. However, during the deployment of these VoIP solutions, other types of traditional telephony communications that can also realize these same benefits are often overlooked or ignored.

Fax, Modem, and Text for IP Telephony is a comprehensive resource that confronts the need for information on transporting alternative, non-voice communications over the IP protocol. Beginning with the basic theory and operation of fax, modem, and text telephony, this book then educates you on all of the current transport options that are available. An extensive design guide then provides the pertinent advice and best practices for making the correct planning decisions and choosing the best transport option for your network.

Fax, Modem, and Text for IP Telephony also includes meticulous configuration and troubleshooting guides. The configuration guides in this book include a number of sample configurations and tips to manage any fax, modem, or text deployment. The troubleshooting guides present the essential methodologies, debugs, and analysis tools for quickly resolving both the common and complex issues that may be encountered. This book is the perfect companion to other VoIP resources, and it is the only book that empowers you to successfully handle any fax, modem, or text implementation.

David Hanes, CCIE® No. 3491, is currently a senior engineer specializing in training, network design assistance, and troubleshooting of fax technologies for the Customer Assurance Engineering (CAE) group at Cisco®. Since joining Cisco in 1997, David has worked as a TAC engineer for the WAN, WAN Switching, and Multiservice Voice teams, a team lead for the Multiservice Voice team, and an escalation engineer covering a variety of voice and fax technologies. David has troubleshot escalated issues in Cisco customer networks worldwide and remains a technical resource for other Cisco employees and customers.

Gonzalo Salgueiro CCIE No. 4541, is a senior escalation engineer supporting voice, fax, and modem technologies for the Cisco TAC. Gonzalo has spent more than 11 years troubleshooting complex issues in large-scale VoIP networks as well as providing technical leadership for some of the most critical worldwide voice and fax deployments. Prior to joining the Escalation Team in 1999 Gonzalo had roles as a TAC engineer for both the Access/Dial and Multiservice Voice teams as well as a team lead for the Access/Dial team.

* Learn basic and advanced operational theory and practical implementation of fax, modem, and text communications
* Understand how to implement fax, modem, and text communications using protocols such as H.323, SIP, MGCP, and SCCP.
* Explore the functionality and advantages of T.38 fax relay, passthrough, modem relay, T.37 Store-and-Forward Fax, and text relay for IP network deployments
* Employ expert-recommended best practices and design solutions for deploying fax, modem, and text in an IP telephony environment
* Optimize your network with comprehensive fax, modem, and text configuration and design tips for use with IOS and non-IOS gateways
* Master the latest fax, modem, and text troubleshooting tools and techniques employed by Cisco engineers

Category: Cisco Press–IP Communication

Covers: Fax, Modem, and Text Telephony Technologies for Integrated IP Networks
$55.00 USA / $61.00 CAN
About the Author

David Hanes, CCIE No. 3491, currently works as an engineer for the Cisco Customer Assurance Engineering (CAE) group based out of Research Triangle Park, North Carolina supporting various emerging technologies through product testing and field trials. In addition, David is a technical expert for Cisco in the area of fax over IP technologies and assists with network design and troubleshooting for critical fax over IP deployments. Since joining Cisco in 1997, he has worked as a Technical Assistance Center (TAC) engineer for the WAN, WAN Switching, and Multiservice Voice teams, a team lead for the Multiservice Voice team, and an Escalation Engineer covering a variety of voice and fax technologies. David has troubleshot escalated issues in Cisco customer networks worldwide and remains a technical resource for other Cisco employees and customers. Before working at Cisco, David was a Systems Engineer for Sprint, where he gained his first computer networking experience working on the Frame Relay and X.25 protocols. He holds a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering from North Carolina State University.

Gonzalo Salgueiro, CCIE No. 4541, is a senior engineer for the Unified Communications Infrastructure Escalation team of the Technical Assistance Center (TAC) in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. In his current role, he is a technical leader for fax and voice over IP technologies working directly with Cisco development engineering, TAC support teams, and product serviceability organization, providing support for various Unified Communications products and technologies. Over the past 12 years at Cisco, he has specialized in troubleshooting complex issues for some of the largest VoIP networks and has provided technical leadership for some of the most critical worldwide voice and fax deployments. Before joining the Escalation team in 1999, Gonzalo had roles as a TAC engineer for both the Access/Dial and Multiservice Voice teams and as a team lead for the Access/Dial team. Gonzalo has developed and delivered all levels of training and documentation on these technologies both internally to Cisco technical teams and externally to Cisco customers worldwide. He holds a bachelor of science degree in physics from Jacksonville University and a master of science degree in physics from the University of Miami.


Product Details

* Paperback: 600 pages
* Publisher: Cisco Press; 1 edition (June 21, 2008)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1587052695
* ISBN-13: 978-1587052699

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CISCO SSL Remote Access VPNs

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SSL Remote Access VPNs
n introduction to designing and configuring SSL virtual private networks
Jazib Frahim, CCIE® No. 5459
Qiang Huang, CCIE No. 4937
Cisco® SSL VPN solutions (formerly known as Cisco WebVPN solutions) give you a flexible and secure way to extend networking resources to virtually any remote user with access to the Internet and a web browser. Remote access based on SSL VPN delivers secure access to network resources by establishing an encrypted tunnel across the Internet using a broadband (cable or DSL) or ISP dialup connection.

SSL Remote Access VPNs provides you with a basic working knowledge of SSL virtual private networks on Cisco SSL VPN-capable devices. Design guidance is provided to assist you in implementing SSL VPN in existing network infrastructures. This includes examining existing hardware and software to determine whether they are SSL VPN capable, providing design recommendations, and guiding you on setting up the Cisco SSL VPN devices. Common deployment scenarios are covered to assist you in deploying an SSL VPN in your network.

SSL Remote Access VPNs gives you everything you need to know to understand, design, install, configure, and troubleshoot all the components that make up an effective, secure SSL VPN solution.

Jazib Frahim, CCIE® No. 5459, is currently working as a technical leader in the Worldwide Security Services Practice of the Cisco Advanced Services for Network Security. He is responsible for guiding customers in the design and implementation of their networks, with a focus on network security. He holds two CCIEs, one in routing and switching and the other in security.
Qiang Huang, CCIE No. 4937, is a product manager in the Cisco Campus Switch System Technology Group, focusing on driving the security and intelligent services roadmap for market-leading modular Ethernet switching platforms. During his time at Cisco, Qiang has played an important role in a number of technology groups, including the Cisco TAC security and VPN team, where he was responsible for trouble-shooting complicated customer deployments in security and VPN solutions. Qiang has extensive knowledge of security and VPN technologies and experience in real-life customer deployments. Qiang holds CCIE certifications in routing and switching, security, and

ISP Dial.

* Understand remote access VPN technologies, such as Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP), Internet Protocol Security (IPsec), Layer 2 Forwarding (L2F), Layer 2 Tunneling (L2TP) over IPsec, and SSL VPN

* Learn about the building blocks of SSL VPN, including cryptographic algorithms and SSL and Transport Layer Security (TLS)

* Evaluate common design best practices for planning and designing an SSL VPN solution

* Gain insight into SSL VPN functionality on Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Cisco IOS® routers
* Install and configure SSL VPNs on Cisco ASA and Cisco IOS routers
* Manage your SSL VPN deployment using Cisco Security Manager

This security book is part of the Cisco Press® Networking Technology Series. Security titles from Cisco Press help networking professionals secure critical data and resources, prevent and mitigate network attacks, and build end-to-end self-defending networks.

Category: Networking: Security

Covers: SSL VPNs
About the Author
Jazib Frahim, CCIE No. 5459, has been with Cisco for more than nine years. Having a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology, he started out as a TAC engineer in the LAN Switching team. He then moved to the TAC Security team, where he acted as a technical leader for the security products. He led a team of 20 engineers in resolving complicated security and VPN technologies. He is currently working as a technical leader in the Worldwide Security Services Practice of Advanced Services for Network Security. He is responsible for guiding customers in the design and implementation of their networks with a focus on network security. He holds two CCIEs, one in routing and switching and the other in security. He has written numerous Cisco online technical documents and has been an active member on the Cisco online forum NetPro. He has presented at Networkers on multiple occasions and has taught many on-site and online courses to Cisco customers, partners, and employees.

He has recently received his master of business administration (MBA) degree from North Carolina State University. He is also an author of the following Cisco Press books: Cisco Network Admission Control, Volume II: NAC Deployment and Troubleshooting, and Cisco ASA: All-in-One Firewall, IPS, and VPN Adaptive Security Appliance.

Qiang Huang, CCIE No. 4937, is a product manager in the Cisco Systems Campus Switch System Technology Group, focusing on driving the security and intelligent services roadmap for Cisco marketleading modular Ethernet switching platforms. He has been with Cisco for almost ten years. During his time at Cisco, Qiang played an important role in a number of technology groups including the following: technical lead in the Cisco TAC security and VPN team, where he was responsible for troubleshooting complicated customer deployments in security and VPN solutions; a security consulting engineer in the Cisco Advanced Service Group, providing security posture assessment and consulting services to customers; a technical marketing engineer focusing on competitive analysis and market intelligence in network security with specialization in the emerging SSL VPN technology. Qiang has extensive knowledge of security and VPN technologies and experience in real-life customer deployments. Qiang holds CCIE certifications in routing and switching, security, and ISP dial. He is also one of the contributing authors of Internetworking Technologies Handbook, Fourth Edition. Qiang received a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Colorado State University.

Product Details

* Paperback: 384 pages
* Publisher: Cisco Press; 1 edition (June 20, 2008)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1587052423
* ISBN-13: 978-1587052422

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Cisco CCNA Portable Command Guide-2007

Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Cisco Press; 2 edition (July 18, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1587201933
ISBN-13: 978-1587201936

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