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[Action Required] – Important notification to Customer with Threat Emulation blade enabled – An Upda

725

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1335

Gaia Portal recognized a non-valid values

1335

inside

MVP Diamond

1231

How to Understand and Approach IPv8 if It Becomes a Standard?

1231

inside

MVP Diamond

570

ClusterXL and Some Options to verify on ElasticXL

570

inside

Participant

316

Remote and local backups failing or not running

316

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inside

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1674

Fresh Install of R82 into VMWare - ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED before First Time Wizard started

1674

inside

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387

Some users experienced an immediate logout from Mobile Access

614

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233

Logs failing to send from firewall to remote SMS logger

233

Solved

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371

The requirement to adjust the Information Security Regulator

371

inside

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502

Remote Access VPN - identity sources- username format

502

inside

Admin

1979

Troubleshooting 101 April 2026: Video and Slides

1979

Solved

inside

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2082

R82.10 fail to install on xcp-NG no drive detected

2082

Solved

inside

Advisor

999

VSX Migration 6400 → 9700 with Bond Redesign (4→2 Interfaces) – vsx_util Reconfigure Limitations?

999

inside

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2923

ChatGPT / HTTP2 parsing error / HTTPS Inspection

2923

inside

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839

Block Firewall Rule matched but still able to access page ?

839

Solved

inside

MVP Silver

864

sk156072 - Domain migration - SMS to DMS

864

inside

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2546

Sync Status: Off - SIC failure

2546

inside

Contributor

1111

IP Reputation exception is not working

1111

inside

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540

Rules Migration from Smart-1 Cloud Management to Onpremise Management

540

inside

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759

On premise Datacenter objects within smart 1 cloud

759

inside

MVP Silver

451

Check Point Geo-Cluster: Active-Active Failover + Dynamic NAT Explained

451

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inside

Explorer

1663

Recommended Jumbo Hotfix for R82 Recommended

1663

inside

Collaborator

702

First Time Access Issue- AWS Checkpoint Management Server

349

inside

Contributor

933

Identity propagation ClusterXl members

933

inside

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2003

Email notification when backup fails

2003

Solved

inside

MVP Gold

784

Blink answers.xml and ElasticXL

547

inside

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283

HTTPS Inspection Troubleshooting Evidence-Driven Runbook (Gateway CA, QUIC, pinning, proxy, and ws

9653

Solved

inside

MVP Diamond CHKP

24497

Certificate and CRL validation fails from March 1, 2026

24497

inside

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847

ISP Redundancy Load Sharing Issue w/ 2 BGP Peers (inactive route from one peer)

847

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inside

Contributor

7081

Data received before SYN was acknowledged. Stripping all packet data

7081

Solved

inside

Participant

487

Upgrade to R81.20 from R81.10 - VSX Environment - is VSLS required?

487

inside

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3036

VPN Redundancy without using Dynamic Routing

3036

inside

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574

DNS Resolution Issue for Spoke Firewalls over MPLS (Using External IP Instead of Internal)

574

inside

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810

Web Application Not Working whin using SSL VPN

810

inside

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1164

VSNext and TACACS+ authentication - defining TACP-15 for non-local Gaia admin user

1164

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inside

MVP Diamond

3106

SIC Redundancy in Deployments with Internet-Based Management – Design Question

3106

inside

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537

SSL VPN WITH STATICALLY NATED IP

537

Solved

inside

MVP Diamond

54474

Check Point Packet Trace Utility

54474

inside

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443

Smart1-Cloud Policy install fails on R82 SPARK gateways on first run or when running in parallel

443

inside

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7947

Funny IP on show configuration

7947

Solved

inside

Participant

1274

Maintenance and Upgrades Best Practices Americas May 2025 Video and Slides

2626

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760

DynamicID integration with Internal SMTP Relay

760

inside

MVP Silver

1555

Updatable Geo Objects categorize IP as from the wrong country

1555

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inside

Explorer

3107

It is necessary to select certain SNMP traps when working internal_snmp_trap

3107

inside

Advisor

665

SNX not working after portal certificate change

665

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inside

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694

Unable to Boot R82 ISO in VMWare

694

inside

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1068

Identity awareness - Linux bastion users

1068

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inside

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3452

Quantum spark ipsec tunnel using vti interface

3452

inside

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509

Core protection "SMTP STARTTLS Command"

509

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inside

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1521

Configuring DynamicID to use Internal SMTP server

1521

inside

Participant

327

Handling Log Exporter in Management HA with dual "Primary" log servers.

327

inside

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695

Cannot establish SIC between VSX gateway and SMS in ElasticXL VSNext setup R82

695

inside

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677

Manual NAT with Port Forwarding on Check Point Virtual GW

677

inside

MVP Silver

561

Check Point ISP Redundancy Explained | Dual Internet Setup + Failover Demo

561

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786

Services don't work on Quantum Spark 1600

786

Solved

inside

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9444

Zero Phishing and IOS 18.4: Captive Portal Problem

9444

inside

Collaborator

3141

Change interfaces of a bonding group

972

inside

Contributor

338

Issue with routing based on ABR/PBR

338

inside

Participant

565

Different compliance check rules can be set up for SSL VPN

565

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710

What's New in R82.10 April 2026

3613

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1661

Export Objects - Applications / Categories and Network Objects

1661

inside

Explorer

1960

Help on process to export historical VPN users

1960

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1497

Packet Loss and Traffic Drops Caused by ARP Table Overflow in Layer 2 Core Topology

1497

Solved

inside

Explorer

1756

Unable to find reason for RX_DRP

1756

inside

Employee

2180

Introducing LogHub: Unified Log Aggregation for Quantum Gateways

2180

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inside

Contributor

1092

Issue with mobile access client connecting to 3rd party ipsec vpn servers

1092

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Advisor

1581

Issue running management via Harmony SASE

1581

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Participant

5193

LDAPS connections from the gateway will be downgraded to the legacy certificate validation.

5193

inside

Explorer

573

Issue faces in integrating Open ldap v3 in checkpoint firewall

573

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inside

Advisor

1627

Export Specific Rules to CSV for a given object

6078

inside

Contributor

350

MANUAL-NAT ON CHECKPOINT VIRTUAL GW

350

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inside

Contributor

1117

Block MobileAccess/VPN Client Access from unwanted countries

1117

inside

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754

SMS & Security Gateway Upgrade

754

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Participant

1326

Recommended method of Upgrade of Management Server from R81.20 to R82 - VSX

1326

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inside

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2524

SmartConsole Unknown Error (0x2ee2) and Gaia Login Stuck

2524

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586

R82, VSX Main, Maestro, and MLM logging - sanity check

341

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Admin

1031

Check Point plans for TLS Certificate Lifetime Reduction

1031

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Participant

3042

The IP quantity limit of a NetworkFeed

3042

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Participant

1061

Quantum Spark 2560 failover after every configuration change

1061

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MVP

809

🚀 Web SmartConsole – Take 164, 165 & 167 Updates + What’s Coming Next

809

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inside

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1408

GAIA WebUI Login Events Not Visible in SmartConsole Audit Logs

6870

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1777

Unexpected fwFullyUtilizedDrops with low CPU – how to identify the source?

1777

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952

Persistent fwFullyUtilizedDrops on 26000 appliances (R81.20) – Is disabling SMT a valid next step?

952

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500

Management Network for remote site (dark fiber)

500

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3071

Can we use Dell R760 as Open Server?

3071

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MVP Diamond

414

How to Mass Create Users, Groups, and Policies on Linux – Step by Step Script Walkthrough

414

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16231

Disable expert mode audit log/notification nagware/adware

16231

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MVP Diamond

411

How to Automatically Backup Device Configurations – Step by Step Script Walkthrough

411

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MVP Diamond

354

Creating Interoperable Devices via CLI with an Interactive bash

354

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MVP Diamond

345

Simplifying Meshed VPN Community Creation with an Interactive Bash

345

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792

Automating Static Route Redistribution into BGP with an Interactive Workflow

311

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303

Starlink High Performance Integration

303

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MVP Diamond

264

Check Point Host Batch Creator for Efficient Object Management

264

inside

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910

A Practical Quantum Approach to Automation: Built, Tested, and Shared

303

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305

Simplifying Interface Configuration on GWs Quantum

305

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852

R81.20 Failed to resolve VPN MEP gateway

852

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372

🚀 Web SmartConsole Take 155 - Coming This Week!

6644

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720

IPS: How to Filter Events by CVE/Protection and Troubleshoot Signatures (Real-Time + Historical)

720

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1516

Why the IPS blade prevent Checkpoint update.

1516

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Contributor

629

Compliance poor security - VPN114

629

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379

After upgrading management to R82, nat hitcount does not work on gateway on R81.20

379

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890

BankBot banking trojan got into Google Play again, this time embedded in a game called ‘Jewels Star Classic’.

2135

inside

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443

SIC error 325 on Install Policy — R82.10 Cross-AZ Cluster in AWS

1640

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2041

Sending Syslog to logging server pt 2

2041

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MVP Diamond

581

DynamicID with email OTP not sending OTP

924

inside

Collaborator

611

Customize Field/Column Suggestions for Log Search?

876

Solved

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Collaborator

1246

Threat Emulation policy action "Send"

1246

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3145

Checkpoint Backup using SolarWind NCM

3145

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1384

Multi-Domain (MDS/DMS) — HA, Sync, and Advanced Troubleshooting (Field Runbook)

626

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464

Bash script for IP Address Report Generator

464

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381

Bash application to copy CMA policy with the MDS command line

381

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396

Adding Exception Source have multiple IP

396

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351

Question regarding cloning Microsoft_AD profile to limit impact of SupportOldSchema parameter

351

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MVP Diamond

1374

Can't route another network to my site to site VPN tunnel

1832

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Explorer

1102

Restrict external access to the Management Server

1016

inside

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864

HTTPS Inspection Best Practices March 2026: Video and Slides

793

inside

MVP Diamond

321

Passo a Pasos da instalação de um Multi Domain Checkpoint R81.20

321

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554

Unable to bypass Non Compliant HTTP protection over VPN on R82.10

554

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912

Need guidance on requesting All-in-One Evaluation license in User Center

912

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539

Identical R82.10 GWs with different options for set ssh server mac and set ssh server kex

539

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MVP Diamond

2663

Practical Advanced VPN Troubleshooting (Check Point)

2663

Solved

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583

Gaia WebUI becomes inaccessible when URL Filtering is enabled (SMS without internet access)

849

inside

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373

Migrate single cluster and policy to new domain (CMA)

373

Solved

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Contributor

1003

Enabling 2FA on Remote Access VPN Gateway for Vendors

1003

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Advisor

2971

Logging for GAIA portal and SSH access

2971

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601

Checking for usage of global objects in local policies

601

Solved

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MVP Diamond

14069

Changing ssh port on CP firewall

14069

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MVP Silver

735

Simple eBGP Configuration Between Cisco Router and Check Point Firewall

735

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727

R82 Smart Console Extensions - install Fails

727

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2013

Smart-1 Cloud and Enterprise vs SPARK licensing equivalents (need product mgmt insight)

2013

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1667

29000 NIC Slot Population Guidelines

1667

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MVP Diamond

629

Automating Object Creation in Check Point SMS Using Available Services

629

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MVP

3979

🚀 This Month’s Spotlight - 3 Features You Should Start Using Today - September 2025

3979

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2013

R82 - ElasticXL 3920 Appliance - Member Join Issue

2013

Solved

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1674

Running First Time Wizard in CLI for Secondary SMS

767

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813

NAT Help: How to NAT to "Remote" internal subnets (not directly connected) on a 2500 Appliance?

813

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MVP Diamond

360

Migrating Trunk from SMS on CheckPoint Quantum

360

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3920

Disaster after Management Server Upgrade from R80.20 to R80.40

3920

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1127

Grouping multiple Access Roles into a single object

1127

inside

MVP Diamond

858

GW Password Recovery with SmartConsole Script

858

inside

Explorer

636

Update failed. Gateway can not access internet

636

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Collaborator

324

Blink upgrade Smart-1 appliance from R81.20 to R82 fails

8478

inside

Participant

1296

ElasticXL (R82) vs ClusterXL Load Sharing — o que muda na prática (arquitetura, tráfego, sync e oper

307

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1275

R81.20 IPS Log Parsing Bug: Multiple Real Source IPS Displayed as 0.0.127.190

1275

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inside

MVP Gold CHKP

75173

How to manually delete an entry from the Connections Table

75173

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1223

Extended logging info in log export

1223

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940

Default policy installation failed in vsx gatewa

856

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Explorer

1134

Migration Plan from 5100 series HA using Smart-1 410 to 9100 series HA using Smart-1 700 series

1134

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MVP Diamond

5704

FULL TIPS for VOIP Passing Through Check Point

5704

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410

sk105239 article not working when ISP redundancy configured in load sharing mode.

5199

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3585

Filter by DNS query the DNS requests

3585

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473

Creation of a Gateway user with SHA-256/SHA-512 hash and verification in SmartConsole

473

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3433

VMSS Azure – Is it possible to customize or replace default Load Balancer?

339

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1280

Remotely Activating Locator Beacon LED

1280

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3463

Sending email from GAIA Gateway to Office365

809

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8652

Difference between CPSB-VS-10-VSLS and CPSB-VS-10 blades

8652

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2950

application control categories

2950

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908

how to import bulk ip addresses or domains to spark 1900 using smartconsole ?

908

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589

snmpd: checkLowVoltageTrap: error parsing current voltage of sensor VCC 5V [artificial trap sent]

589

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2214

Connections to Checkpoint native services do not encrypt within the VPN for firewall management

2214

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1104

Identity Awareness Best Practices March 2026: Video and Slides

1104

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3030

R82 Mgmt Server Updated to HF-60 Cannot Renew Cluster/Gateway IPSEC Certs

3030

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1283

Migration from old firewall to new firewall

1283

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1798

Enhanced Link Selection Route Based IPSEC VPN

1798

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595

Smart-1 cloud and gateway behind WebProxy

595

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1631

The updatable object HTTPS services - optional bypass not found

1631

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747

Access Remote Network over Remote Access VPN

747

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2984

Checkpoint Firewall R82.10 - Simplified Route-Based VPN

1136

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981

On-Prem SMS. New firewall in Azure. How to connect?

1790

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CheckPoint GAIA - Cisco ISE - TACACS+

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1471

Gateway is natting using interface IP for GTW to MGMT communication

1471

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4708

Check Point Update Services down? -- Connection Error, FDT - Unexpected error code

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1171

Web Filtering Best Practices March 2026: Video and Slides

768

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1634

Checkpoint Security Gateway R82.10 // Lokal PBX Issues with RTP Traffic

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3070

HTTPS Ispection - Certificate Validation Failure

3070

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6331

Ordered Layers vs In-Line Layers

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1946

Inbound NAT to a server in DMZ with GW public IP

1946

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853

SmartConsole Change Report Printouts - Any tips?

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1362

Can we do mix and match between 5000 and 9000

1362

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6566

Upgrade Experience: Log Server & Management Server from 81.20 → R82.00

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719

Check and to enable Memory/CPU Resources in VSX Environment

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576

HTTPS Inspection and Multiple Ingress Interfaces

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2531

Whitespace characters in object names

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524

Replacing a disk that was part of a RAID

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1244

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Necessary Rules for IPv6 Basic Networking

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38315

Exchange Online networks - Is there an Updateable Object for these?

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628

File transfer from Management Server

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604

High CPU usage on VSNext - solved

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2283

CoreXL in a VSX Cluster, tips, activation, and verification

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1311

VPn Remote Access. Issue with implied rule

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1669

R82 SmartConsole (1063) won't start - "Could not load file or assembly..."

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App & URL Filtering - OSCP Responder Failure

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2602

Need to close port 80 and 443 on external interface

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1730

PPPoE is not supported with SecureXL User Space mode on 3950, R82.10?

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1225

Check Point Firewall: Certificate-Based Site-to-Site VPN

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