List all the CheckPoint hotfixes
Checkpoint SK41258 provides a way to list all installed hotfix on your system: # fw verThis is Check Point VPN-1(TM) & FireWall-1(R) R75.40 – Build 275# grep -i HOTFIX $CPDIR/registry/HKLM_registry.*…
Enable SFTP to Checkpoint Gaia OS System
1. Enable SFTP on Checkpoint either SPLAT or Gaia By default, there is no SFTP access to Checkpoint OS either SPLAT or Gaia. But there is always a way to…
Backup Checkpoint Configuration in Gaia and Gaia+
There are different Gaia version released already by Checkpoint. From Clish , using “show version all” to check version build number: CP> show version all Product version Check Point Gaia…
Checkpoint Gaia FW Lost Connection to Management after a reboot
After rebooted one of cluster member, I found it lost the connection to Management Server for somehow. SIC, SSH, GUI all are not working anymore. Through Console, I could log…
Enable SCP user on R75.40 Management Server
Enable SCP for SPLAT Smart-1 R75.40 Management Server 1) Login with the admin account 2) Enter Expert mode 3) Type adduser usernameadduser scpuser 4) Enter the password when prompted #…
Enable Hidden 3D Report Tool on R75.40 SmartEvent Tool
What is 3D Report Tool? It analyze your network and provide a comprehensive security analysis report – exposing security risks and suggesting remediation. All security threats in one single report…
Checkpoint SPLAT WebUI Error with browsers
Checkpoint SPLAT WebUI brings some crucial features when working on configuration or maintenance, especially for operations. In some certain environment, browser compatibility really bothers me a lot. Here is the…
Sysconfig Command without first time configure wizard completed in Checkpoint appliance
Got a situation which has to remotely configure a factory reset checkpoint 2205 appliance. Unfortunately I have to do basic configuration from remote first until get internal interface configured proper…
Checkpoint SPLAT Manual Proxy ARP Configuration Example
Checkpoint manual NAT configuration is a quite useful method to remedy the weakness of auto nat . For me, I always mix them according to different scenarios although there are…
Checkpoint SPLAT Timezone Configuration Difference on WebUI and CMD
When setting up Checkpoint Smart-1 / SPLAT / UTM gateway, there is one thing always confusing admin – how to set up correct timezone with daylight saving. Usually WebUI is…
Checkpoint Management Center Snapshot, Backup and Log file location
Our management server Smart-1 is running at standalone mode, not have another HA standby for redundancy. If not having a decent backup for disaster recovery, our situation will be dangerous.…
Enable Checkpoint SmartWorkflow on Management Server
Just enabled SmartWorkflow and have some steps recorded here to share Enable SmartWorkflow steps: 1. Create two Permission Profiles for normal administrators and managers. Only difference is Manager profile has…