The blade statistics window opens.
2. If the blade is turned on: a) View the graph and details. b) To go to other blade statistics, click the arrows in the header.
3. If the blade is turned off: a) Click View demo to see an example of the statistics shown. b) Click the X icon to close the demo.
To view an alert:
1. Hover over the alert triangle.
2. Click the relevant link if applicable.
Appliance Configuration
Configuring Cloud Services
The Home > Cloud Services page lets you connect the Check Point 600 Appliance to Cloud Services. The
Cloud Services Provider uses a Web-based application to manage, configure, and monitor your Check Point
600 Appliance.
You can connect the Check Point 600 Appliance to Cloud Services using one of these methods:
Click the activation link in the email that the Security Gateway owner gets from the Cloud Services
Provider. After you log in, a window opens and shows the activation details sent in the email. Make sure they are correct and click Connect. If the appliance is connected to a different Cloud Services Provider, you will be asked if you want to continue.
Enter this page and use the connection procedure below.
When you successfully connect, a security policy and other settings are pushed to the appliance. The settings defined by Cloud Services contain your activated blades, security policy, and service settings.
After Cloud Services are turned on, these identification details are shown in the WebUI:
At the bottom of the login page - The name defined by the Cloud Services Provider for your Security
Gateway and the MAC address of the Check Point 600 Appliance.
At the top of the WebUI application (near the search box) - The name of your Check Point 600
Appliance.
There are three sections on this page:
Cloud Services - This section shows Cloud Services details.
The Configure option lets you configure initial connectivity.
When connected, you can click Details to see connectivity details and Fetch now to get updated activated blades, security policy and service settings.
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When disconnected, you can click Refresh to try and reconnect to Cloud Services.
Managed Security Blades - Shows a colorful or black and white icon for defined security blades. You can click the icon text to open the corresponding page in the WebUI.
Colorful icon - Shown for a blade that is remotely managed by Cloud Services. The blade is turned
on in the plan.
Note - A lock icon is shown on blade pages that are remotely managed. You cannot toggle between the on and off states. If you change other policy settings, the change is temporary. Any changes made locally will be overridden in the next synchronization between the gateway and
Cloud Services.
Gray icon - Shown for a blade that is remotely managed by Cloud Services. The blade is turned off in the plan.
No icon - Shown for a security blade that is locally managed in the Check Point 600 Appliance. The blade is not managed by Cloud Services.
If no blades are remotely managed, all of the blades icons are gray.
Available Services - Shows the services that are managed by the Cloud Services Provider. If a service has a Settings button, you can click it to show read-only setting information. You cannot change the setting information. Services in a gray font show services that are not provided by Cloud Services.
These are the available services:
Reports - Periodic network and security reports sent by email. Click Settings to see the time frames set for your gateway.
Logs - Logs are stored with the Cloud Services Provider.
Dynamic DNS - A persistent domain name is set by Cloud Services.
Firmware Upgrades - Firmware upgrades are managed remotely by Cloud Services.
Periodic Backup - Backups are scheduled by Cloud Services.
Before you can connect to Cloud Services, make sure you have:
Received an email from your Cloud Services Provider that contains an activation key for your Check
Point 600 Appliance and also an activation link
Or
The Service Center IP address, the Check Point 600 Appliance gateway ID, and the registration key
Connecting to Cloud Services includes these steps:
Step 1 of 3
Connecting to Cloud Services Provider
Making sure the gateway registration information is correct
Establishing a secure connection
Step 2 of 3
Preparing to get security policy and settings
Getting security policy and settings
Step 3 of 3 Installing security policy and settings
When you connect for the first time, the appliance must make sure that the certificate of the Cloud Services
Provider against its trusted Certificate Authority list. If verification fails, you get a notification message. You can stop or ignore the verification message and continue.
To connect to Cloud Services:
1. Click Configure or Edit.
The Configure Cloud Services window opens.
2. Select Activation key or Activation details and enter the specified information.
3. Click Apply.
The Check Point 600 Appliance tries to connect to the Cloud Services Provider. The Cloud Services section shows a progress indicator and shows the connection steps.
4. If you are shown a message that the identity of your Cloud Services Provider cannot be verified but you are sure of its identification, click Resolve and then Ignore and reconnect.
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