Introduction

In This Section:

Welcome

Congratulations on your new 15000 / 23000 appliance. We hope that you will be satisfied with this Security Gateway and our support services. Check Point products provide your business with the most up to date and secure solutions available today.

Check Point also delivers worldwide technical services including educational, professional and support services through a network of Authorized Training Centers, Certified Support Partners and Check Point technical support personnel to ensure that you get the most out of your security investment.

For additional information on the Internet Security Product Suite and other security solutions, refer to the Check Point web site, or call Check Point at 1(800) 429-4391. For additional technical information about Check Point products, consult the Check Point Support Center.

Welcome to the Check Point family. We look forward to meeting all of your current and future network, application and management security needs.

15000 / 23000 Appliances Overview

Check Point 15000 and 23000 Appliances are designed for superior performance combining Intel’s latest multi-core technologies, optimized encrypted traffic inspection, and fast networking technologies—providing the highest level of security for your data, network and employees. Optimized for Next Generation Threat Prevention security suite and the increased threat landscape of HTTPS (SSL) encrypted traffic—Check Point appliances provides the highest level of security for any business at every network location. By consolidating multiple security technologies into a single security gateway, these appliances are designed to deliver advanced and integrated security solutions to meet all of your business security needs.

Shipping Carton Contents

This section describes the contents of the shipping carton.

Item	Description
Appliance	15000 / 23000 appliance
Rack Mounting Accessories	Telescopic rails Rack mounting screws Ear bracket screws
Cables and Adapters	2 power cables 1 RJ-45 network cable 1 RJ-45 to RS232 serial console cable 1 mini USB to USB serial console cable 1 RJ-45 loopback adapter 1 SFP+ loopback adapter 2 SR SFP+ 1/10GbE transceivers
Documentation	Quick Start Guide Installing Telescoping Rails Guide End user license agreement (EULA)

Terminology

The following terms are used in this guide:

Gateway: The security engine that enforces the organization’s security policy and acts as a security enforcement point.
Security Policy: The policy created by the system administrator that regulates the flow of incoming and outgoing communication.
Security Management Server: The server used by the system administrator to manage the security policy. The organization’s databases and Security Policies are stored on the Security Management Server and downloaded to the gateway.
SmartConsole: GUI applications that are used to manage various aspects of Security Policy enforcement.
SmartDashboard: A SmartConsole GUI application that is used by the system administrator to create and manage the security policy.
Locally Managed Deployment: When all Check Point components responsible for both the management and enforcement of the Security Policy (the Security Management Server and the gateway) are installed on the same machine.
Centrally Managed Deployment: When the gateway and the Security Management Server are installed on separate machines.