For small businesses, using an external user database such as Cisco ACS is not always feasible. Fortunately, Cisco ASA software includes the ability to use a local user database for authenticating administrators and remote access users.

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Something that has been very useful to me is waking up my download server whilst at work via the Internet. I won’t go into detail about how Wake-on-LAN (WoL) works, but it’s basically a packet that can ‘wake’ a PC out of standby mode. There are many reasons why you might want to do this such as avoiding having a server running 24/7, or maybe to start downloading at specific times to avoid ISP caps etc. This is a quick tutorial of how to configure your Cisco Router to allow WoL packets through the router and propagate on the inside network as a broadcast to make them effective.

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