This course offers in-depth training on deploying and managing Check Point Provider-1 NGX. Delegate will learn how to configure security policies for multiple remote Security Gateways using the Multi-Domain Graphical User Interface (MDG), and manage multiple firewalled networks using the Multi-Domain Server (MDS).

Delegates will also learn how to perform advanced configuration tasks, such as establishing redundant Multi-Domain Servers for High Availability management functions and migrating existing servers into the Provider-1 database

Objectives

Delegates attending this course will be able to:

• Describe the Provider-1 architecture.
• Describe the installation requirements for the Provider-1 components.
• Install and configure Provider-1.
• List and describe MDS configuration options.
• List and describe Customer Management Add-On (CMA) configuration options.
• Identify the features and functions of the MDG.
• Describe Provider-1 log-management features.
• Create and assign Global Policies to multiple CMA’s.
• Use advanced tools to manage multiple Customer sites.

Topics covered

• Installing the MDS as a Manager and Container, then configure the MDS to function as a primary MDS.
• Installing the Provider-1 SmartConsole and MDG client.
• Configuration of CMA’s for city sites.
• Establishing SIC between CMA’s and the remote Security Gateways they manage.
• Adjusting Provider-1 default settings to customize the system for your configuration.
• The creation of basic objects and Rule Bases for CMA’s in your configuration.
• The creation of additional Administrators and showing the differences in their privilege levels.
• Deploying GUI clients at remote sites and granting different access to clients with different privileges.
• Remotely installing a Check Point software package on the Gateways in your lab configuration.
• Disconnecting a rogue client from your primary MDS.
• Defining network objects and rules for a NOC Gateway.
• Installation and configuration of a secondary MDS to be an MDS Multi-Log Module (MLM).
• Creating objects and rules applied to each CMA in a Global Policy.
  Define a Global VPN Community.
• Migrating an existing SmartCenter Server into your existing Provider-1 setup.
• Installation and configuration of a secondary MDS for Management High Availability (HA).
• Creating a mirror of a configured MDS to a second MDS in your setup.
• Configuring a secondary MDS for CMA level HA in a Provider-1 setup.
• Backing up MDS files using Provider-1 archiving commands.
• Restore MDS files using archiving commands

Certification

This course meets the requirements for the CCMSE NGX Certification.  A separate examination (not part of the course) is available for those delegates who wish to have a formal qualification.

Who should attend

This course is designed for systems administrators, security managers, or network engineers implementing Provider-1 NGX in an enterprise setting

Pre-requisites

Attendance of Check Point Security Administration NGX II is essential

Booking

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