Smart Console

[cp-bc123]

Hello,

I am new to checkpoint and have a few basic questions about smart utilities that check point firewall uses.

so far i have seen smart console, smart dashboard, smart event and etc. how are each of these used and related?

an explanation or a link to a document where i can read to answer all of these basic things will be highly appreciated.

thank you in advance

[Tal_Paz-Fridman · Accepted solution]

Hello and welcome!

SmartConsole is the new unified application of Check Point in R80.x Security Management.

The new SmartConsole provides a consolidated solution to manage the security of your organization:

• Security Policy Management
• Log Analysis
• System Health Monitoring
• Multi Domain Management

We still perform a few tasks in older clients from pre-R80.x:

• SmartDashboard - similar to SmartConsole. For R80,x most of the functionality was migrated to SmartConsole and more will be transferred in the future. 
• SmartEvent - for specific Event Analysis takes (SmartEvent Policy and Settings)
• SmartView Monitor - for Tunnel & User Monitoring
• SmartProvisioning - for Provisioning and Large Scale Environments (LSM)
• Manage licenses and packages (SmartUpdate)

You can refer to the SmartConsole Online Help, for example in R80.30

https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/R80.30/SmartConsole_OLH/EN/html_frameset.htm?topic=4x3HIUbSkxYh...

You can also refer to Administration Guides like the R80.30 Security Management Administration Guide:

https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/R80.30/WebAdminGuides/EN/CP_R80.30_SecurityManagement_AdminGuid...

Or use other Administration Guide from the Home page for any released version like R80.20 or R80.30, for example:

https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk144293&partition=General&product=All%22

Hope this helps

Tal