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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

The correct answer is B. Configuration of VPN access. When deploying ISA Server 2006 as a firewall for a wireless network, configuring VPN access is not a required step because VPN is an optional remote-access feature unrelated to core firewall operation.

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Question

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

  • ADefining ISA Server network configuration
  • BConfiguration of VPN access
  • CDefining how ISA Server would cache Web contents
  • DSetting up of monitoring on ISA Server

How the community answered

(37 responses)
  • A
    14% (5)
  • B
    78% (29)
  • C
    5% (2)
  • D
    3% (1)

Why each option

When deploying ISA Server 2006 as a firewall for a wireless network, configuring VPN access is not a required step because VPN is an optional remote-access feature unrelated to core firewall operation.

ADefining ISA Server network configuration

Defining ISA Server network configuration is required so the firewall can classify traffic between internal, external, and perimeter networks and apply the correct rule sets.

BConfiguration of VPN accessCorrect

VPN access configuration in ISA Server 2006 is only required when the organization needs to provide encrypted tunnel access for remote users connecting over the internet. Securing a wireless network through ISA Server as a firewall does not depend on VPN - the essential tasks are defining network rules, configuring caching behavior, and enabling monitoring to enforce and observe traffic policy.

CDefining how ISA Server would cache Web contents

Defining how ISA Server caches web content is a standard configuration task that controls web performance and access policy for outbound traffic.

DSetting up of monitoring on ISA Server

Setting up monitoring on ISA Server is necessary to detect intrusion attempts, review firewall logs, and verify that security policies are enforced correctly.

Concept tested: ISA Server 2006 required vs optional firewall configuration steps

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/tn-archive/cc302356(v=technet.10)

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#ISA Server#firewall configuration#network security#VPN

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