topic When is R88.10 expected with its Gateway software? in General Topics https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/General-Topics/When-is-R88-10-expected-with-its-Gateway-software/m-p/2176#M98 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Since I don't see the point in moving to R80 before unified policy can be used, when is R88.10 expected with its Gateway software?</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 11 Apr 2016 14:32:54 GMT Alex_Lavzin 2016-04-11T14:32:54Z When is R88.10 expected with its Gateway software? https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/General-Topics/When-is-R88-10-expected-with-its-Gateway-software/m-p/2176#M98 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Since I don't see the point in moving to R80 before unified policy can be used, when is R88.10 expected with its Gateway software?</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 11 Apr 2016 14:32:54 GMT https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/General-Topics/When-is-R88-10-expected-with-its-Gateway-software/m-p/2176#M98 Alex_Lavzin 2016-04-11T14:32:54Z Re: When is R88.10 expected with its Gateway software? https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/General-Topics/When-is-R88-10-expected-with-its-Gateway-software/m-p/2177#M99 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I can't comment on specific timeframes for R80.10, though the Release Plan SK says "several months": <A href="https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&amp;solutionid=sk95746" title="https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&amp;solutionid=sk95746">Check Point Releases Plan</A> </P><P>There's a lot of other benefits beyond just the unified policy in R80, even with R7x gateways. </P><P>A couple of my personal favorites include:</P><UL><LI>Unified SmartDashboard + SmartLog + SmartEvent<UL><LI>SmartConsole also has several usability enhancements over R77.x SmartDashboard</LI></UL></LI><LI>A robust CLI for making bulk configuration changes</LI></UL><P>I wrote a more lengthy piece about R80 management here: <A href="http://phoneboy.org/2016/04/03/why-check-point-security-management-is-still-the-gold-standard/" title="http://phoneboy.org/2016/04/03/why-check-point-security-management-is-still-the-gold-standard/">http://phoneboy.org/2016/04/03/why-check-point-security-management-is-still-the-gold-standard/</A> </P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 11 Apr 2016 16:28:53 GMT https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/General-Topics/When-is-R88-10-expected-with-its-Gateway-software/m-p/2177#M99 PhoneBoy 2016-04-11T16:28:53Z Re: When is R88.10 expected with its Gateway software? https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/General-Topics/When-is-R88-10-expected-with-its-Gateway-software/m-p/2178#M100 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Last time I've asked checkpoint about it they said it was expected to be available in June. That's why they're upgrading the EA's to GA's until the end of June.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 14 Apr 2016 21:39:13 GMT https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/General-Topics/When-is-R88-10-expected-with-its-Gateway-software/m-p/2178#M100 2016-04-14T21:39:13Z