Written by the authors of the best selling Check Point Next Generation Security Administration, this book is your complete reference guide to installing and understanding some of the most difficult Check Point configurations. It specifically focuses on the Feature Pack 3 (FP3). Check Point NG VPN-1/FireWall-1 Advanced Configuration and Troubleshooting provides you with a firm picture of the new features of NG FP3 and how to best utilize these features in securing your environment.

• Set Up Your Firewall for Active Directory Authentication
  See how with the help of the integrated LDAP account management GUI, you need nothing but the SmartDashboard to set up your firewall.

• Manage Dynamic VPN Addresses
  Understand how a Check Point FireWall-1 box can obtain a dynamic IP address and still participate in a VPN.

• Use Clientless VPNs
  See how clientless VPNs allow SSL tunnels to be authenticated for any HTTP site using the built-in methods of authentication that FW1 supports.

• Configure Check Point ClusterXL Find out how Check Point ClusterXL can be configured to work in three different modes: HA New mode, HA Legacy mode, and Load Sharing mode.

• Configure High Availability and Clustering with Nokia IPSO
  Learn to configure, test, and troubleshoot a Nokia cluster.

• Review SMART Client Functions
  Find coverage of SmartDashboard, SmartMap, SmartDefense, SmartUpdate, as well as SmartView Status.

• Use CVP for Virus Scanning E-Mail
  Protect your computer from unwanted e-mail viruses before they reach your PC!

• Manage SecureClient
  Profiles Learn how to create, edit, and delete SecureClient Profiles.

• Master SecureXL
  Configure, install, check the status, and troubleshoot SecureXL.

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Contents

• FW-1 NG Operational Changes
• Smart Clients
• Advanced Authentication
• Advanced VPN Concepts
• Advanced VPN Client Installations
• High Availability and Clustering
• SecurePlatform
• SmartCenter Management Server, High Availability and Failover, and SMART Clients
• Integration and Configuration of CVP / UFP
• SecureClient Packaging Tool
• SmartDefense
• SmartUpdate
• Performance Pack
• UserAuthority
• Firewall Troubleshooting

Index