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SMB devices SKs concerning features and firmware versions

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SMB 1800 - Mismatch in the number of CoreXL FW instances

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Multi Factor authentication for RAVPN users with Google Authenticator on SMB devices

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1500 SMB Appliances and Watchtower: TechTalk and Q&A

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Allowing or blocking specific youtube videos

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Has anyone experienced the Serial port connecting at only 115200 when the GUI shows it set to 9600?

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Affordable Appliance Needed for Home Office Users on Gigabit Ethernet

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Redundant connection to switch with 802.1q tag based VLAN on 730

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NAT and VPN Site-to-site with a managed SMB

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Check Point Quantum Security Gateway 1530 - problem with remote access vpn

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Quantum Spark Management Unleashed TechTalk September 2025: Video, Slides, and Q&A

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Site to Site VPN with Dynamic IP

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Directory /fwtmp usage on centrally managed SMB

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Incoming Web Traffic Not Forwarding

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Port forwarding and redirecting

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SMB 770 default route not via WAN interface

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One Time Scripts on Gaia Embedded

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PBRs and ISP redundancy on SMB appliances

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Reset 1450 (Gaia imbedded) expert password

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How to reset gaia embeded admin password

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Default VPN Certificate Expired

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750 APPLIANCE REPORT l shows wrong

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SMB appliances regular updates and policy pulls

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Firewall Checkpoint L50 won't start

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API support for SMB appliances

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Dr. Spark report - dispatchers and cores is incorrect

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Site to site VPN behind NAT and public dynamic IP

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History of SMB Specs and Performance

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Why isn't the PTM over VDSL/ADSL option visible?

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GAIA EMBEDDED - ERROR TRYING TO ACCESS THROUGH VPN CLIENT

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The SMP (Security Management Portal)

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/tmp/log/local almost full in 1590 device

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Site to Site IPsec VPN with Strongswan

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SMB devices (1400 and 1500 series): SmartConsole/SCS decides they are running R80.20SP??

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WAN Probing failed - no internet

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Security Management Portal (SMP) R12.30 - New Release

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SMB HTTPS logging & other issues

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How to edit hosts file on Quantum Spark 1590 Appliance

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Undocumented command to install policy on SMB unit

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Can we specify IP to CheckPoint 1490 VPN access?

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Unstable VPN tunnel between two checkpoint firewalls; ike log indicates INVALID-COOKIE

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1500 Appliances Central Management Deployment

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Chekcpoint appliance 1490 VPN site to site Problem

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Want help with traffic blocking from one side

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Quantum Spark is forwarding traffic to eth0 interface

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Quantum Spark 1800 high memory usage

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CP1400 Cluster "move" WAN-IP on failover?

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Nintendo switch doesn't work properly

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1490 certifcate valid from date CLI fetch

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Connect SMB Device to Management server Open Server

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SMB Backup firmware version from CLI

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Upgrading firmware of 1430 appliance

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1400/1100/1200R/700/600 Appliance Demo Units

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Is it possible to enable/disable rules thru CLI on locally managed checkpoint 770 firewall?

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[730 Appliance] Set up 2 VLANs for VOIP/Data Segregation

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Simple internal rule not been caught

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Incorrect categorization of url filtering when use Google Crhome

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SMB appliance internal storage

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SMB 1500 R81.10 - Cluster Virtual IP address belongs to a different subnet

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WAN connection error: GW probing failed - WAN connection terminated

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Mobile Access Blade on a Centrally managed SMB 1490

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Static routing not working after policy install

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Load balancing on 1530/1550 SMB

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Correct Configuration Of Port Forwarding

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How to find active leased IPs on Quantum Spark appliance 81.10

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Version R77.20.87 Build 990172938 not documented

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Check Point 910 Small and Medium Business Appliances

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Issue with Azure AD Authentication for Remote Access VPN after R81.10.15 Upgrade

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Could not set administrator password: Field must have a value

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Checkpoint 1550 | Two WAN Link

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Gaia Embedded Firmware Upgrade

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Is it possible to connect a cluster to the SMP?

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WatchTower Certificate failure

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SMB appliance 1570 Pre Manual Rules

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GPL source code for ROUTER CHECK POINT 600 L-50WD SG-80A

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Google Authenticator MFA not working with SMB 1530 gateway in R81.10.07

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set expert password-hash using autoconf.clish doesnt' work

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Replacement of the checkpoint 12000 r80.40 model, associated with an R80.40 console, by the 1800 spl

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DMZ Port not working for second ISP connection

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Use a LAN SWITCH as an internet interface in Checkpoint 1450 appliance?

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Internet link QoS bandwidth limiting not working on 620 Appliance

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VPN issue during WAN failover on Quantum Spark (R81.10.17)

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remove ip address on physical port LAN1

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Update Required for VPN/Remote Access Security Gateways Using DigiCert/GeoTrust CA by Sep 8, 2025

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Upgrade from R81.10.10 (996002993) to R81.10.17 (996004653) fails on SMB

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Disable AntiSpoofing in SMB Cluster

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Creating users via script/using CPDIR on SMB Devices

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1530 - How to see the Internet Top Bandwidth Usage based on Source IP

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Change gateway IP address (Centrally managed)

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Recommended software version per platform

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How can I create a DHCP for a different subnet in 1900 Appliance(R81.15)?

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Standalone (GAIA R80.40) to distributed deployment (Spark 1500) migration

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1595 smb support for 100 users with 200 mb WAN links

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HTTP/TLS Inspection Performance - SPARK

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smb office mode with 2 dns domains

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possible issue - External syslog delivery doesn't resume after connection interruption

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Quantum Spark 1600s site-to-site VPN Tunnel speed/throughput about 150Mbps on 1Gbps link...slow?

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R82 Upgrade from SmartConsole R82 for Quantum Spark 1600s and 1500s...

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Spark Asymmetric Routing Support?

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Configuring ISP Load Balancing in Check Point SMB Appliance

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IP Reachability detection on SMB

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VPN SMB1600 not working in R81.20.17

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Spark 1900 URL & APP filtering issue

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Cannot Establisth VPN between 1555 and 1575

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NAC solution or third-party integration

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Check Point SMB 1800 Failed to Upgrade Firmware from 81.10.10 to 81.10.15

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Is it required to configure a dedicated Internet Port on Quantum Spark?

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SMB 1500 series, BootROM - 2.03 Error: Failed boot attempt 01. error = 0x019

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How to disable http redirect on multiportal/visitor mode

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Site-to-Site VPN over 4G Internet for Quantum Spark Appliances

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Spark does not log NATed traffic

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Spark local management query logs

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Migration from standalone to distribute

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Create WAN bond with WAN and DMZ ports on 1900 appliance

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Meet Spark Management: The All-in-One MSP Platform for SMB Device Management

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Centrally Managed Spark: SD-WAN and IoT services

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SMB Upgrade to R81.10.17 Build 620 Error (Models: 1590 and 1595)

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[Question] Restore Behavior for Smart-1 Cloud Quantum Spark

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Checkpoint 1800 appliance WAN-B Port question

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Antibot :: Update failed. Cannot open index file /opt/fw1/amw/update/./Version.tmp

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Monitor the gateway of the WAN line

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Problem with VoIP Configuration on SMB

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Replacing SMB appliance with 1530 to 2000 appliance.

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Checkpoint 1800 R81.10.17 Max Rules 100 Alert Issue

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Log Retention Limitation on Check Point 2000 Cluster (Locally Managed)

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Change Topology / Anti-Spoofing

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S2S-VPN issues wrong peer ip ?

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Quantum Spark 1595 - DNS resolution

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Enabling TLS1.3 for Remote Access VPN

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Configuring syslogs to SIEM for Spark SMB devices

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High memory usage on 1570/1590

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Quantum Spark - how to monitor traffic inside a switch interface ?

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Import or create multiple network objects in QS 1550 locally managed appliance

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Perform scheduled scripted tasks on SMB devices without using crond

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Do I need to configure the DMZ interface if Im changing from Fibre Port to Ethernet Port

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SMB 1550 Appliance Password Error

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Mdeamon Mail server problem with SMTPS ports

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NTP Keep Alive - Moving from 1200R to 1595R

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Looking for Partners to Test VPN Idle Timeout for Remote Access Users

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LAN to LAN NAT setup but no traffic

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How to Monitor VPN Tunnel Traffic on Standalone 1550 Appliances?

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R81.10.05 Central Management issues

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Thoughts on Internet Connection Monitoring?

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How to allow VPN client setup from the local LAN?

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Message Banner Not Functioning - SMB - R81.10.10

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1900 block randomly after install policy

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Redirect public port 443 to internal 443 server.

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Spark 1575 Bandwidth Historical Reports

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Management Access - Time Limit

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1550 Appliance R81.10.08 /storage full

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Check Point SMB 1575 Block Traffic as gateway in layer 2

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1590 Appliance: Host Capacity Limits and CoreXL Configuration Check

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Spark Embedded physical memory high

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Disable TLS 1.0/1.1 and use TLS 1.2 on SMB 1100 (GAIA OS: 77.20.20)

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1575 Check For FIrmware Update Failing

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Quantum Spark export logs to external server CEF format

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SMB units SMS files for VPN fine-tuning

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Remote Access VPN Clients has no Internet Access when routing through the Gateway

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Quantum Spark (SMB Appliance) Cluster Preemption

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Check Point 1900 Performance Question

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Issue with One-Way Traffic on Site-to-Site VPN Between Draytek and Check Point SMB

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Site to Site VPN with DAIP Gateway and NAT hide not working

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Issue with Azure AD Authentication for Remote Access VPN after R81.10.15 Upgrade

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Locally managed SMBs .def files for VPN fine-tuning

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When will R82 be available on Spark?

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Check Point appliance 1530 wireless disassociation issues

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Site to site VPN behind NAT and public dynamic IP

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SMB appliance internal storage

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Issue with User Awareness Query on Check Point SMB (Locally Managed)

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Identity Awareness with AD not possible

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SMB 1800 - Download Backup Issue

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Mobile Access Blade on a Centrally managed SMB 1490

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SMB 1530 can't block youtube on mobile devices

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QoS Configuration on Check Point SMB

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