Summary
In this chapter, you learned how to create a support account, register a new device, and add licenses. You are now able to identify all the different support licenses and select the appropriate subscription licenses to address your needs. You can upgrade and update a device so that its firmware is up to date and the latest application and threat signatures are loaded to protect the network. You learned how to protect the management interface so that only legitimate users can connect, and you can assign different accesses and privileges to administrators. You are able to configure all the physical interfaces, like Layer 3 and VWire, and know when each is most appropriate. You can also leverage logical interfaces like tunnel interfaces and loopback interfaces when they are needed.
If you’re preparing for the PCNSE, you should take note that upgrading requires the base image to be downloaded before you can move forward to a maintenance release. The recommended threshold...
