Introduction

Become an expert in Installing Checkpoint on Windows o/s, Configuring Static NAT, Creating a basic Rulebase, Configuring Identity Awareness, Deploying HA on an Enterprise network and get certified.

Course Content

1.Introduction To Checkpoint Technologies

• Checkpoint certified security administrator
• What’s new in checkpoint R77.10
• Checkpoint’s Architecture
• Implementing 3 tier Architecture of checkpoint

2.Deployment Platforms

• Checkpoint supported platforms
• Installing Checkpoint on Windows o/s
• Installing Checkpoint on Linux o/s
• Installing Checkpoint on SPLAT
• Installing Checkpoint on GAiA
• Configuring checkpoint in standard setup
• Configuring checkpoint in distributed setup

3.Introduction To Security Policy

• Understanding Checkpoint Licensing
• VerifySIC establishment between the Security Management Server and the Gateway using Smart Dashboard
• Creating a basic Rulebase
• Implicit rules vs Explicit rules
• Configuring hide NAT
• Configuring Static NAT

4.User Management & Authentication

• Configure user & group accounts in checkpoint
• Configure policies for authentication
• Local Authentication Methods
• Configuring user authentication
• Configuring Session authentication
• Configuring Client Authentication

5.External Authentication

• Creating LDAP & TACACS+ objects
• Integrating active directory server with checkpoint gateway
• Configuring Tacacs+ server
• Integrating Tacacs+ server with checkpoint gateway

6.Identity Awareness

• Introduction to Identity Awareness
• Configuring Identity Awareness
• Using Identity awareness to provide access to network resource

7.Checkpoint VPN Introduction

• Understanding VPN terminology
• Configuring Remote access vpn
• Implementing site-to-site vpn with head office & Branch office

8.Monitoring

• Using smartview tracker for Analyzing logs
• Using smartview Monitor for monitoring traffic
• Using queries in smartview tracker
• Filtering logs in smartview tracker

9.Advance Firewall

• Debugging firewall Modules
• Upgrade & troubleshoot Management server
• Performing Backup of Management server
• Backup using snapshot
• Backup using cpbackup
• Backup using upgrade tools

10.Command Line Administration

• Understanding standard mode & Expert mode shells
• Running Checkpoint commands
• Accessing Firewall Directory

11.UTM Features

• Configuring Antivirus blade in checkpoint gateway
• Verifying Antivirus modules
• Implementing content filtering
• Configuring cvp & ufp policies
• Configuring URL filtering
• Testing URL filtering

12.Advance UTM Features

• Checkpoint security expert
• Debugging firewall Modules
• Upgrade & troubleshoot Management server
• Performing Backup of Management server
• Backup using snapshot
• Backup using cpbackup
• Backup using upgrade tools

13.IDS/IPS

• Configuring IPS blade
• Updating IPS signatures
• Configuring IPS policies
• Customizing IPS profiles
• Implementing location based restrictions
• Verifying IPS

14.QOS

• Understanding Checkpoint QOS architecture
• Enabling QOS blade
• Bandwidth Monitoring using QOS
• Segregate Bandwidth to different networks
• Writing QOS policies in rulebase

15.CLUSTERING

• Building clusterXL for loadbalancing
• Adding gateways into cluster
• Verify Load balancing
• Building clusterXL for High Availabilty
• Deploying HA on an Enterprise network
• Verifying HA using smartview monitor
• Management sever Clustering
• Management server recovery