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Every month, we shine a light on powerful features in Quantum Security Management’s SmartConsole that make your job easier, your environment cleaner, and your decisions sharper. These aren’t add-ons - they’re already included in your system, just waiting to be used.
This month, we’re spotlighting four features that every security admin should start using today.
What it is:
Hit Count in the rulebase shows how frequently each rule in your Access Control or NAT policy matches traffic. You can view counts as numerical values, percentages of total traffic, or tiered levels (Very High, High, Medium, Low, Zero).
Use cases:
Why you’ll love it: 💛
🆕 New in R82.10 and from R82 Jumbo Take 36
One of the most anticipated enhancements: you can now search rulebases by hit count values (both Access and NAT policies) directly in SmartConsole and the Management API.
Example: quickly find all Zero-hit rules for cleanup, or all rules exceeding 10,000 hits.
This capability streamlines audits and large-scale policy tuning.
How to view & filter Hit Count in the rulebase:
Documentation & References
Also supported in the latest Web SmartConsole release for both SMC and MDS. Requires the latest Jumbo Hotfix update.
Hits column in policy:
Search by hits:
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What it is:
Many admins are familiar with the Where Used feature - it instantly shows every location where a specific object is used, whether in Access Control policies, NAT rules, groups, or elsewhere. What fewer people realize is that you can go a step further:
Use Cases:
Why You'll Love It: 💛
How to Use It:
Right click on object:
Where Used menu:
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What it is
The Session Take-Over feature in Check Point SmartConsole allows administrators to assume control of another user's session.
This is particularly useful when sessions are left open, potentially blocking critical changes or when an administrator is unavailable.
Use Cases:
Why You'll Love It: 💛
How to Use It:
Note: The ability to take over sessions requires appropriate permissions configured in your user profile.
Take over menu:
Operation completed:
View on the other session side:
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What it is:
Custom Views in SmartView allow administrators to create personalized dashboards that display specific data relevant to their monitoring needs. These views can include real-time traffic statistics, system counters, VPN tunnel statuses, and more.
Use Cases:
Why You'll Love It: 💛
How to Create a Custom View:
New View:
Example to new view:
Each of these four tools is already part of your Quantum Security Management platform:
Whether it’s cleaning up your policy, responding faster in emergencies, or improving visibility, these tools help you work smarter.
Start using these features today.
Have feedback or a feature you’d like to see next month? Drop us a line at QuantumMgmt‑Feedback@checkpoint.com .
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