topic Re: Checkpoint 1550 | Two WAN Link in Spark Firewall (SMB)

Checkpoint 1550 | Two WAN Link

Tharindu — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 09:36:22 GMT

Hi!

Is there any way to configure Two ISP Links in the checkpoint 1550 appliance and need to configure WAN Links as Active Passive.

Thanks,

Re: Checkpoint 1550 | Two WAN Link

Chris_Atkinson — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 09:39:13 GMT

Locally managed appliance?

Yes this is possible, you have the choice of this or load-balanced based on weight.

Please refer to the admin guide for your version for more information.

Re: Checkpoint 1550 | Two WAN Link

Tharindu — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 09:43:28 GMT

yes, it's locally manage one,

Version means the OS version right?

Re: Checkpoint 1550 | Two WAN Link

Chris_Atkinson — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 09:47:00 GMT

Correct for example R80.20.50 or R81.10.00 etc

Re: Checkpoint 1550 | Two WAN Link

Tharindu — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 10:04:28 GMT

Hi @Chris_Atkinson

Got it, there are some gray areas in the configuration, when we create a bond interface and select operation mood to High Availability, we have to mention the master interface and the IP address. But I didn't get any place to mention the slave interface IP address. and another thing is when we configure a bond like that do we have to manually add the default route for the bother ISP connections or does the firewall automatically get the route?

Screenshot attached.

Re: Checkpoint 1550 | Two WAN Link

Chris_Atkinson — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 10:08:11 GMT

A bond is a single logical interface with one IP address. This is not the same as the WAN/Internet link redundancy option I was discussing above.

I will link the documentation here shortly for your reference.

Re: Checkpoint 1550 | Two WAN Link

Tharindu — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 10:10:49 GMT

Thank you @Chris_Atkinson , yes in my scenario I have two separate ISP connections with different vendors

Re: Checkpoint 1550 | Two WAN Link

Chris_Atkinson — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 11:34:52 GMT

Basically the option for High Availability or load-balancing will appear once you've configured the second link.

The Device > Internet page shows how the appliance connects to the internet.

On this page you can:

Configure a single internet connection or multiple connections in High Availability or Load Balancing configurations. When multiple internet connections are defined, the page shows them in a table.

Will shortly share a screenshot from an appliance I have access to for your reference.

Re: Checkpoint 1550 | Two WAN Link

Tharindu — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 11:44:07 GMT

Thank you @Chris_Atkinson appreciate your help!

Re: Checkpoint 1550 | Two WAN Link

Chris_Atkinson — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 12:27:24 GMT