GPEN · Question #166
You work as a Network Administrator for Tech Perfect Inc. The company requires a secure wireless network. To provide security, you are configuring ISA Server 2006 as a firewall. While configuring…
The correct answer is A. Configuration of VPN access. ISA Server 2006 serves as a firewall and proxy. When deploying it solely to secure a wireless network as a firewall, VPN access configuration is an optional remote-access feature and not required.
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You work as a Network Administrator for Tech Perfect Inc. The company requires a secure wireless network. To provide security, you are configuring ISA Server 2006 as a firewall. While configuring ISA Server 2006, which of the following is NOT necessary?
Options
- AConfiguration of VPN access
- BSetting up of monitoring on ISA Server
- CDefining ISA Server network configuration
- DDefining how ISA Server would cache Web contents
How the community answered
(35 responses)- A77% (27)
- B9% (3)
- C3% (1)
- D11% (4)
Why each option
ISA Server 2006 serves as a firewall and proxy. When deploying it solely to secure a wireless network as a firewall, VPN access configuration is an optional remote-access feature and not required.
Configuring VPN access is not necessary when using ISA Server 2006 purely as a firewall to protect a wireless network, because VPN is a separate remote access service unrelated to core firewall packet inspection and policy enforcement. The firewall role requires defining network topology, enabling monitoring to detect threats, and configuring proxy or caching behavior - VPN is an independently enabled feature that goes beyond the firewall's protective role for an internal wireless segment.
Setting up monitoring on ISA Server is necessary to observe traffic patterns, detect intrusions, and verify that firewall rules are functioning as intended.
Defining ISA Server network configuration is essential because the firewall must know which interfaces, networks, and subnets it is responsible for protecting.
Defining how ISA Server caches web content is part of its integrated proxy role and is relevant to controlling and logging outbound web traffic for security purposes.
Concept tested: ISA Server 2006 firewall vs VPN configuration requirements
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/ms936408(v=msdn.10)
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