In this course, you will develop an understanding of the basic concepts and skills necessary to configure Check Point Security Gateway and Management Software Blades. You will configure a Security Policy and learn to manage and monitor a secure network. You will also learn to upgrade and configure a Security Gateway to implement a virtual private network for internal and external remote users.

Certification: Check Point Certified Security Administrator (CCSA) R75

Who Needs to Attend

• System administrators, support analysts, security managers, and network engineers who support, install, deploy, or administer Check Point Software Blades
• Anyone seeking a CCSA certification

Prerequisites

General knowledge of TCP/IP and working knowledge of Windows, UNIX, network technology, and the Internet

Follow-On Courses

There are no follow-ons for this course.

Course Outline

1. Introduction to Check Point Technology

2. Deployment Platforms

3. Introduction to the Security Policy

4. Monitoring Traffic and Connections

5. Using SmartUpdate

6. User Management and Authentication

7. Identity Awareness

8. Introduction to Check Point VPNs

Labs

Lab 1: Distributed Installations

Lab 2: Branch Office Security Gateway Installations

Lab 3: Command-Line Interface (CLI) Tools

Lab 4: Building a Security Policy

Lab 5: Configure the DMZ

Lab 6: Configure Network Address Translation (NAT)

Lab 7: Monitor with SmartView Tracker

Lab 8: Client Authentication

Lab 9: Identity Awareness

Lab 10: Site-to-Site VPN between Corporate and Branch Office