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Step 4—Configuring Cisco IOS Firewall Features
You can use Cisco IOS Firewall features to configure your Cisco IOS router as:
• An Internet firewall or part of an Internet firewall
• A firewall between groups in your internal network
• A firewall providing secure connections to or from branch offices
• A firewall between your company’s network and your company’s partners’ networks
Cisco IOS Firewall features provides the following benefits:
• Protects internal networks from intrusion
• Monitors traffic through network perimeters
• Enables network commerce using the World Wide Web
At a minimum, you must configure basic traffic filtering to provide a basic firewall. You can
configure your Cisco 7100 series router to function as a firewall by using the following
Cisco IOS security features:
• Static Access Lists and Static or Dynamic Extended Access Lists
• Lock-and-Key (Dynamic Extended Access Lists)
• Reflective Access Lists
• TCP Intercept
• Context-Based Access Control
• Security Server Support
• Network Address Translation
• Cisco Encryption Technology
• IPSec Network Security
• Neighbor Router Authentication
• Event Logging
• User Authentication and Authorization
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