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Check Point Products & Solutions
Check Point SmartConsole
The SmartDashboard in SmartConsole provides a single GUI for defining and
managing multiple elements of a Secure Virtual Network: firewall security, VPNs,
Network Address Translation, Quality of Service, and VPN client security. All
object definitions (users, hosts, networks, services, and so on) are shared among
all applications, for efficient Policy creation and security management.
Security Management Server
The Security Management Server stores and distributes Security Policies to
multiple Security Gateways. Policies are defined using SmartConsole, and saved
on the Security Management Server. The Security Management Server maintains
the databases, which include network-object definitions, user definitions, Security
Policies, and log files for firewalled gateways.
When security policies are created or modified, they are distributed to Security
Gateways. Centralized Policy management through the SmartConsole increases
efficiency, when compared to solutions that require either multiple management
interfaces or per-device policy installation. Security is strengthened, because the
Security Policy is always up-to-date on all networked Security Gateways.
Security Gateway
The Security Gateway is the firewalled machine on which the security software is
installed, and is based on Stateful Inspection. SmartConsole and Security
Management Server may be deployed on the same machine, or on separate
machines, in a client/server configuration.
