Publication date : 05/17/2024

Course : Check Point R81, installation and configuration

Practical course - 2d - 14h00 - Ref. CPI
Price : 1720 CHF E.T.

Check Point R81, installation and configuration




This training course will give you the knowledge you need to install and configure a security solution based on Check Point firewall version R80. You will also learn how to set up and manage a security policy.


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IN-HOUSE
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Practical course in person or remote class
Available in English on request

Ref. CPI
  2d - 14h00
1720 CHF E.T.




This training course will give you the knowledge you need to install and configure a security solution based on Check Point firewall version R80. You will also learn how to set up and manage a security policy.


Teaching objectives
At the end of the training, the participant will be able to:
Installing and configuring Check Point R80
Implementing a safety policy

Intended audience
Network or security technicians/administrators.

Prerequisites
Good knowledge of TCP/IP. Basic knowledge of IT security.

Course schedule

1
Introduction

  • The Check Point product range.
  • What are the different components of a Check Point product?
  • What's new in R80?

2
Architecture and installation

  • Distributed and standalone architecture.
  • What is a management server? Introduction to the SIC (Secure Internal Communications) protocol.
  • The Check Point Gaïa operating system.
  • Command Line Interface (CLI). What are the advantages and disadvantages of using this interface?
  • How to backup and restore. What commands are needed to perform these operations?
Hands-on work
Installation of Check Point under Gaïa version R80.

3
Implementing a safety policy

  • Discovering SmartConsole. Getting started with SmartConsole.
  • What is the SmartDashboard? How do I start and use SmartDashboard?
  • Set up administrator and profile management.
  • What security policy to implement. How do you manage all the security rules that have been defined?
Hands-on work
Install SmartConsole. Create objects and security policy. Enable anti-spoofing.

4
Address translation (NAT)

  • Reminders on address translation (NAT).
  • What are the rules of address translation? Is it mandatory to use it systematically?
  • The different types of NAT: NAT "static" and NAT "hide". How do I manage ARP?
Hands-on work
Set up automatic NATs such as "hide", "static" and manual transaction rules.

5
Site-to-site VPN

  • VPN architecture. Basics of encryption.
  • Introduction IPSec, the certification authority.
  • The certification authority (CA).
  • Domain-Based VPN, the fat-client mode.
  • Mobile Access authentication modes: Check Point Mobile, SSL/SNX...
Hands-on work
Setting up a site-to-site IPSec tunnel. Configuring remote IPSec VPN access.


Dates and locations

Dernières places
Date garantie en présentiel ou à distance
Session garantie
From 11 to 12 June 2026
FR
Remote class
Registration
From 7 to 8 September 2026
FR
Remote class
Registration
From 10 to 11 December 2026
FR
Remote class
Registration

REMOTE CLASS
2026 : 11 June, 7 Sep., 10 Dec.