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Tal_Ben_Bassat · ‎2026-04-03

Following the previous update (Take 163), here’s a summary of the latest Web SmartConsole improvements delivered over the past month, along with a preview of what’s coming next.

What's new in Take 167:

Feature / Product	Description	Available Starting From
VPN Communities Site to Site	Web SmartConsole now provides dedicated editors for configuring both Star and Mesh VPN Communities for Site-to-Site VPNs.	R82 Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator Take 41
VPN Communities Site to Site Routing Mode	Ability to select Route-based VPN (VTI) for dynamic routing, or Domain-based VPN for granular traffic control.	R82.10 and higher

What's new in Take 165:

Feature / Product	Description	Available Starting From
Access Policy	New Go-to-Layer functionality enables quick navigation to a specific policy layer.	All supported versions (except MDS)
VPN	Remote Access community pages (gateways and user groups) are now automatically available based on version and Jumbo take.	R82.10 and higher
Other	Various fixes and UI enhancements.	All supported versions

What's new in Take 164:

Feature / Product	Description	Available Starting From
Gateway Views	Added Health and Management views.	All supported versions (except Smart-1 Cloud)
CME	Extended STS role validation to support AWS China and AWS GovCloud role IDs.	All supported versions
Sessions	Enhanced Sessions management: moved to Manage & Settings, added actions (publish, discard, disconnect), approvals, and status badges.	R81.20 and higher
Scalable Platform Hardware	Fixed UI issue where loading could get stuck on Cluster Members.	R82 and higher
VPN	Added Remote Access VPN community support.	R82.10 and higher

Coming Soon ✨

The following capabilities will be delivered in upcoming Web SmartConsole releases:

Subject	Upcoming Content
Threat Prevention	Profiles Editor
VPN	VPN Communities – Full Support, Remote Access (VPN Clients) , Gateway IPsec VPN
Policy	Policy Manager – Manage Policies and Layers
Gateway Operations	Install / Uninstall Jumbo Hotfixes
Gateway Editor	Logs View
Sessions	Sessions View for MDS
Administration	Administrators Support for MDS

More Information

Full release notes and installation details are available in:
👉 https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk170314

🎉 These takes continue to expand Web SmartConsole coverage.

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