| 5.2 |  | Setting up the Cisco IOS Firewall IDS |
| 5.2.5 |  | Verifying the configuration |

| This section covers the commands that allow the administrator to verify that the configuration is correct. These commands include the show, clear, and debug commands. The show ip audit statistics command is used to display the number of packets audited and the number of alarms sent, among other information . The clear ip audit statistics command is used to reset statistics on packets analyzed and alarms sent. The clear ip audit configuration command is used to disable IOS Firewall IDS, remove all intrusion detection configuration entries, and release dynamic resources .

Many debug commands are available to troubleshoot and test IOS Firewall IDS configurations . Use the no form of the commands to disable debugging with a given option.

Refer to the Command Reference entries for more information about each of these commands.

| Lab Activity Lab Exercise: Configure IOS Firewall IDS In this lab, the student will learn how to perform the following tasks:

- Initialize IOS Firewall IDS on the router
- Configure and apply audit rules
- Verify the IDS router configuration
- Test the IDS router configuration
- Set and test protected addresses