Summary

Upon completing this lesson, the student will be able to recommend an appropriate approach to threat mitigation for network topologies containing either single or multiple switches. The Student will also be able to discuss the use of the SDM Security Audit wizard to provide a comprehensive Router Security Audit.

The enterprise management of VPNs was discussed. One of the greatest challenges to implementing large-scale Site-to-Site and Remote Access VPNs is management. The primary role of the Router MC is to manage Site-to-Site VPNs. The key topics associated with VPNs were explored, to give the student a broad understanding of how Router MC operates to better manage large-scale VPNs.

Finally, the student learned about the SNMP. The student learned how SNMP enables network administrators to manage network performance, find and solve network problems, and plan for network growth. The student learned how SNMP, although simplistic, can be used effectively to assist the administrator in monitoring the network through its information gathering capabilities.