Packet Tracer - Configure a ZPF
Addressing Table
Device Interface IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway Switch Port
R1 G0/1 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0 N/A S1 F0/5
R1
S0/0/0 (DCE) 10.1.1.1 255.255.255.252 N/A N/A
R2 S0/0/0 10.1.1.2 255.255.255.252 N/A N/A
R2
S0/0/1 (DCE) 10.2.2.2 255.255.255.252 N/A N/A
R3 G0/1 192.168.3.1 255.255.255.0 N/A S3 F0/5
R3
S0/0/1 10.2.2.1 255.255.255.252 N/A N/A
PC-A NIC 192.168.1.3 255.255.255.0 192.168.1.1 S1 F0/6
PC-C NIC 192.168.3.3 255.255.255.0 192.168.3.1 S3 F0/18
Blank Line, No additional information
Objectives
Verify connectivity among devices before firewall configuration.
Configure a zone-based policy (ZPF) firewall on R3.
Verify ZPF firewall functionality using ping, SSH, and a web browser.
Background/Scenario
Zone-Based Policy Firewalls (ZPFs) are the latest development in the evolution of Cisco firewall technologies.
In this activity, you will configure a basic ZPF on an edge router R3 that allows internal hosts access to
external resources and blocks external hosts from accessing internal resources. You will then verify firewall
functionality from internal and external hosts.
The routers have been pre-configured with the following:
Console password: ciscoconpa55
Password for vty lines: ciscovtypa55
Enable password: ciscoenpa55
Host names and IP addressing
Local username and password: Admin / Adminpa55
Static routing
Instructions
Part 1: Verify Basic Network Connectivity
Verify network connectivity prior to configuring the zone-based policy firewall.
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Step 1: From the PC-A command prompt, ping PC-C at 192.168.3.3.
Step 2: Access R2 using SSH.
a. From the PC-C command prompt, SSH to the S0/0/1 interface on R2 at 10.2.2.2. Use the username
Admin and password Adminpa55 to log in.
C:\> ssh -l Admin 10.2.2.2
b. Exit the SSH session.
Step 3: From PC-C, open a web browser to the PC-A server.
a. Click the Desktop tab and then click the Web Browser application. Enter the PC-A IP address
192.168.1.3 as the URL. The Packet Tracer welcome page from the web server should be displayed.
b. Close the browser on PC-C.
Part 2: Create the Firewall Zones on R3
Note: For all configuration tasks, be sure to use the exact names as specified.
Step 1: Create an internal zone.
Use the zone security command to create a zone named IN-ZONE.
R3(config)# zone security IN-ZONE
R3(config-sec-zone) exit
Step 2: Create an external zone.
Use the zone security command to create a zone named OUT-ZONE.
R3(config-sec-zone)# zone security OUT-ZONE
R3(config-sec-zone)# exit
Part 3: Identify Traffic Using a Class-Map
Step 1: Create an ACL that defines internal traffic.
Use the access-list command to create extended ACL 101 to permit all IP protocols from the 192.168.3.0/24
source network to any destination.
R3(config)# access-list 101 permit ip 192.168.3.0 0.0.0.255 any
Step 2: Create a class map referencing the internal traffic ACL.
Use the class-map type inspect command with the match-all option to create a class map named IN-NET-
CLASS-MAP. Use the match access-group command to match ACL 101.
R3(config)# class-map type inspect match-all IN-NET-CLASS-MAP
R3(config-cmap)# match access-group 101
R3(config-cmap)# exit
Part 4: Specify Firewall Policies
Step 1: Create a policy map to determine what to do with matched traffic.
Use the policy-map type inspect command and create a policy map named IN-2-OUT-PMAP.
R3(config)# policy-map type inspect IN-2-OUT-PMAP
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Step 2: Specify a class type of inspect and reference class map IN-NET-CLASS-MAP.
R3(config-pmap)# class type inspect IN-NET-CLASS-MAP
Step 3: Specify the action of inspect for this policy map.
The use of the inspect command invokes context-based access control (other options include pass and
drop).
R3(config-pmap-c)# inspect
%No specific protocol configured in class IN-NET-CLASS-MAP for inspection. All
protocols will be inspected.
Issue the exit command twice to leave config-pmap-c mode and return to config mode.
R3(config-pmap-c)# exit
R3(config-pmap)# exit
Part 5: Apply Firewall Policies
Step 1: Create a pair of zones.
Using the zone-pair security command, create a zone pair named IN-2-OUT-ZPAIR. Specify the source and
destination zones that were created previously.
R3(config)# zone-pair security IN-2-OUT-ZPAIR source IN-ZONE destination OUT-
ZONE
Step 2: Specify the policy map for handling the traffic between the two zones.
Attach a policy-map and its associated actions to the zone pair using the service-policy type inspect
command and reference the policy map previously created, IN-2-OUT-PMAP.
R3(config-sec-zone-pair)# service-policy type inspect IN-2-OUT-PMAP
R3(config-sec-zone-pair)# exit
R3(config)#
Step 3: Assign interfaces to the appropriate security zones.
Use the zone-member security command in interface configuration mode to assign G0/1 to IN-ZONE and
S0/0/1 to OUT-ZONE.
R3(config)# interface g0/1
R3(config-if)# zone-member security IN-ZONE
R3(config-if)# exit
R3(config)# interface s0/0/1
R3(config-if)# zone-member security OUT-ZONE
R3(config-if)# exit
Step 4: Copy the running configuration to the startup configuration.
Part 6: Test Firewall Functionality from IN-ZONE to OUT-ZONE
Verify that internal hosts can still access external resources after configuring the ZPF.
Step 1: From internal PC-C, ping the external PC-A server.
From the PC-C command prompt, ping PC-A at 192.168.1.3. The ping should succeed.
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Step 2: From internal PC-C, SSH to the R2 S0/0/1 interface.
a. From the PC-C command prompt, SSH to R2 at 10.2.2.2. Use the username Admin and the password
Adminpa55 to access R2. The SSH session should succeed.
b. While the SSH session is active, issue the command show policy-map type inspect zone-pair
sessions on R3 to view established sessions.
Questions:
What is the source IP address and port number?
Type your answers here.
What is the destination IP address and port number?
Type your answers here.
Step 3: From PC-C, exit the SSH session on R2 and close the command prompt window.
Step 4: From internal PC-C, open a web browser to the PC-A server web page.
In a web browser on PC-C, navigate to 192.168.1.3. The HTTP session should succeed. While the HTTP
session is active, issue the command show policy-map type inspect zone-pair sessions on R3 to view
established sessions.
Note: If the HTTP session times out before you execute the command on R3, you will have to click the Go
button on PC-C to generate a session between PC-C and PC-A.
Questions:
What is the source IP address and port number?
Type your answers here.
What is the destination IP address and port number?
Type your answers here.
Step 5: Close the browser on PC-C.
Part 7: Test Firewall Functionality from OUT-ZONE to IN-ZONE
Verify that external hosts CANNOT access internal resources after configuring the ZPF.
Step 1: From the PC-A server command prompt, ping PC-C.
From the PC-A command prompt, ping PC-C at 192.168.3.3. The ping should fail.
Step 2: From R2, ping PC-C.
From R2, ping PC-C at 192.168.3.3. The ping should fail.
Step 3: Check results.
Your completion percentage should be 100%. Click Check Results to see feedback and verification of which
required components have been completed.
End of document
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