topic Gaia WebUI / Admin Login Page Not Opening After Configuration on Check Point R77.20 VMware Lab in Firewall and Security Management

Gaia WebUI / Admin Login Page Not Opening After Configuration on Check Point R77.20 VMware Lab

Ayush26 — Mon, 11 May 2026 20:11:24 GMT

Hi everyone,

I am a beginner working on a Check Point R77.20 lab in VMware Workstation using Windows 7 SmartDashboard.

Everything is working properly:

* Policy installation successful

* Static routes configured

* Firewall traffic working

Problem: The Gaia WebUI / Admin Login Page is not opening in browser anymore.

Earlier during initial configuration the Gaia wizard/login page was opening in Internet Explorer, but after configuration and policy installation it stopped opening.

I already checked:

* Port 443 is listening: netstat -an | grep 443

Output shows:

0.0.0.0:443 LISTEN

* `cpwd_admin list` shows CPHTTPD process running

* Tried Internet Explorer and Firefox ESR

* Enabled TLS 1.0/1.1/1.2

* Tried https://<firewall-ip>

* Policy installation and connectivity are working fine

Question:

How can I restore/open the Gaia Admin Login Page again after configuration on R77.20?

Is there any service that needs restarting or any Gaia WebUI fix for old R77 VMware labs?

Thanks.

Re: Gaia WebUI / Admin Login Page Not Opening After Configuration on Check Point R77.20 VMware Lab

_Val_ — Tue, 12 May 2026 10:10:06 GMT

That is expected. R77.20 is a very old version. HTTPS parameters in the WebUI will not work in any modern browser.

You need to play with one of the supported versions.

Re: Gaia WebUI / Admin Login Page Not Opening After Configuration on Check Point R77.20 VMware Lab

Tal_Paz-Fridman — Tue, 12 May 2026 10:17:55 GMT

I agree with @_Val_ but the following SK will help with the issue:

https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk121373

Re: Gaia WebUI / Admin Login Page Not Opening After Configuration on Check Point R77.20 VMware Lab

Lesley — Tue, 12 May 2026 11:00:43 GMT

Time to trash this lab as posted before 😀

Work with versions like R82.10 / R82 or R81.20 , order is my preference. While you are at it trash the windiws 7 also for same reason.

You get a trial after fresh installation so keep in mind that yo can play around for some time. Try to build a cluster and a fwmgt system.