Compatible Smart Console version for Security Gateway with version 80.40

[subrun_jamil]

Compatible Smart Console version for Security Gateway with version 80.40?

I have 2 Security GW with version 80.40 , need to manage from Smart Dashboard ( is it the new name is Smart Console ? ) ?  What should be appropriate version of Smart Dashboard to manage mentioned GW's ?

[Chris_Atkinson]

Assuming the management is installed as R80.40, you can find it here:

https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Jumbo_HFA/R80.40_SC/Default.htm 

Otherwise refer also:

sk113113: Check Point Upgrade and Management Servers and Security Gateways Compatibility Maps

[Emil_T]

In the link I found only List of All Resolved Issues and New Features in R80.40 SmartConsole. There is no SmartConosle compatibility table there.

[Lesley]

Upgrade asap due EOL status

[Bob_Zimmerman · Accepted solution]

SmartConsole version must match the management server version. SmartConsole R82 can connect to management R82 (with any jumbo), but can't connect to management R81.20 or management R82.10.

Management version R82 appears to be able to manage firewalls back to R70. With a recent jumbo, management R82 can also manage firewalls running R82.10.

To find the name of a firewall's management server, you can run 'cat $FWDIR/conf/masters', or you can check the SIC certificate using this command:

cpopenssl pkcs12 -passin "pass:vpn123" -nomacver -nokeys -in $CPDIR/conf/sic_cert.p12 | cpopenssl x509 -text | grep "Subject:"

The firewall should be in the CN= section, and the management server will be in the O= section.

[Tal_Paz-Fridman]

SmartConsole is the Check Point GUI application used to manage a Check Point environment - configure Security Policies, configure devices, monitor products and events, install updates, and so on and has been in use from R80.

SmartConsole also includes the legacy SmartDashboard used to managed Mobile Access, DLP and QoS.

So to manage R8X Security Gateways you would need the a matching Security Management Server (or of higher version) and the matching SmartConsole to connect to the Security Management Server. In your case:

R80.40 Security Gateways can be managed by R80.40, R81, R81.10 or R81.20 Security Management Server. Each version of the Management Server would can be accessed by the corresponding version of SmartConsole.