Firewall

Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA)

ASA Deployment Mode	ASA Interface Mode	Security Context Modes
Routed	Routed	Single- or Multiple-context
Transparent	Switched (BVI)	Single- or Multiple-context

A multiple-context mode allows a single physical ASA to be partitioned into multiple isolated virtual devices.

Routed Deployment

                                 .------- Inside
                61.202.20.2     /      192.168.0.0/24
 Internet -------Outside-- ( ASA ) 
                                \      10.10.0.0/24
                                 `------- DMZ

Transport Deployment

                61.202.20.2                    192.168.0.0/24
 Internet --------Outside-- ( Router ) ---Inside--- ( ASA ) --- Hosts

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Firepower Threat Defense (FTD)

FTD Interface Mode	FTD Deployment Mode	Description	Traffic can be dropped
Routed	Routed	Full LINA engine and Snort-engine checks	Yes
Switched (BVI)	Transparent	Full LINA engine and Snort-engine checks	Yes
Inline Pair	Routed or Transparent	Partial LINA engine and full Snort-engine checks	Yes
Inline Pair with Tap	Routed or Transparent	Partial LINA engine and full Snort-engine checks	No
Passive	Routed or Transparent	Partial LINA engine and full Snort-engine checks	No
Passive (ERSPAN)	Routed	Partial LINA engine and full Snort-engine checks	No

LINA engine is a firewall engine.
Encapsulated Remote SPAN (ERSPAN) uses GRE to tunnel mirrored traffic across Layer 3 boundaries from remote switches.

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Configuration and Deployment