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Question 1 – Which of the applications in Check Point technology can be used to configure security
objects?
Answer:
SmartDashboard
Question 2 – Which of the applications in Check Point technology can be used to view who and what
the administrator do to the security policy?
Answer:
SmartView Tracker
Question 5 – What are the functions of CPD, FWM, and FWD processes?
Answer:
CPD – CPD is a high in the hierarchichal chain and helps to execute many services, such as Secure
Internal Communcation (SIC), Licensing and status report.
FWM – The FWM process is responsible for the execution of the database activities of the
SmartCenter server. It is; therefore, responsible for Policy installation, Management High
Availability (HA) Synchronization, saving the Policy, Database Read/Write action, Log
Display, etc.
FWD – The FWD process is responsible for logging. It is executed in relation to logging, Security
Servers and communication with OPSEC applications.
2. You will see a Welcome to Checkpoint SecurePlatform screen. It will prompt you to press any key.
Press any key to start the installation,otherwise it will abort the installation.
3.You will now receive a message saying that your hardware was scanned and found suitable for
installing secureplatform. Do you wish to proceed with the installation of Checkpoint SecurePlatform.
SecurePlatform
SecurePlatform Pro
5.Next it will give you the option to select the keyboard type. Select your Keyboard type (default is US)
and enter OK to continue.
6.The next option is the Networking Device. It will give you the interfaces of your machine and you can
select the interface of your choice.
7.The next option is the Network Interface Configuration. Enter the IP address, subnet mask and the
default gateway.
For this tutorial, we will set this IP address as 1.1.1.1 255.255.255.0 and the default gateway as 1.1.1.2
which will be the IP address of your upstream router or Layer 3 device.
8.The next option is the HTTPS Server Configuration. Leave the default and enter OK.
9.Now you will see the Confirmation screen. It will say that the next stage of the installation process will
format your hard drives. Press OK to Continue.
10.Sit back and relax as the hard disk is formated and the files are being copied.
Once it is done with the formatting and copying of image files, it will prompt you reboot the machine and
importantly REMOVE THE INSTALLATION CD. Press Enter to Reboot.
Note: Secureplatform disables your Num Lock by over riding System BIOS settings, so you press Num
LOck to enable your Num Lock.
For the FIRST Time Login, the login name is admin and the password is also admin.
13. The next step is to launch the configuration wizard. To start the configuration wizard, type
“sysconfig”.
You have to enter n for next and q for Quit. Enter n for next.
14.Configuring Host name: Press 1 to enter a host name. Press 1 again to set the host name.
Press 2 to show host name. It now displays the name of the firewall as checkpointfw.
Press 2 to enter the config mode for configuring the domain mode. Press 1 to set the domain name.
Enter domain name:yourdomain.com
Example:
Enter IP Address of the domain name srever to add: Enter your domain name server IP Address HERE.
Press e to exit.
Network Connections.
Your Choice:
1) eth0
2) eth1
3) eth2
4) eth3
Press 2 to configure eth1. (We will configure this interface as the inside interface with an IP address of
192.168.1.1 and a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. The default gateway will be configured as 1.1.1.1.)
Similarly configure the eth2 interface, which will be acting as a DMZ in this case with 10.10.10.1
255.255.255.0.
Enter 5 which is the Routing section to enter information on the default gateway configuration.
The next prompt is the Import Checkpoint Products Configuration. You can n for next to skip this part as
it is not needed for fresh installs.
20. Next is the license agreement.You have the option of V for evaluation product, U for purchased
product and N for next. If you enter n for next. Press n for next.
21.The next section would show you the product Selection and Installation option menu.
Press N to continue.
Press N to continue.
24.Next menu gives you the option to select the Smartcenter type you would like to install.
You can enter Y which is the default and enter your license information.
26. The next prompt will ask you to add an administrator. You can add an administrator.
27.The next prompt will ask you to add a GUI Client. Enter the IP Address of the machine from where
you want to manage this firewall.
28. The final process of installation is creation of the ICA. It will promtp you for the creation of the ICA
and follow the steps. The ICA will be created. Once the random is configured ( you dont have to do
anything), the ICA is initialized.
After the ICA initialized, the fingerprint is displayed. You can save this fingerprint because this will be
later used while connecting to the smartcenter through the GUI. The two fingerprints should match. This
is a security feature.
Question 7 – What are the types of NAT and how to configure it in Check Point Firewall?
Answer:
Static Mode – manually defined
Outgoing Traffic
Incoming Traffic