Introduction

Welcome

Congratulations on your new 6000/7000 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.

6000 and 7000 Series Appliance Overview

Check Point Appliances pioneer Gen V Cyber Security equipped with Intel's latest multi-core technologies, increased encrypted traffic inspection performance, and lightning fast networking technologies - all optimized to provide the highest security effectiveness and performance for mid to large size enterprise security networks.

Strengthening Check Point Infinity Architecture, the new 6000/7000 series appliances deliver consolidation and security across any network, cloud, and mobile environment with full threat visibility and control.

The new 6000/7000 series appliances are optimized for fifth generation cyber threats and the increased portion of HTTPS (SSL) encrypted traffic. By consolidating multiple security technologies into a single Security Gateway, these appliances are engineered to deliver the most advanced and integrated cyber security to meet all of your business needs today and in the future.

The Check Point 6000/7000 series comes with a first year subscription to the full SandBlast Prevention suite.

Shipping Carton Contents

This section describes the contents of the shipping carton.

Item

Description

Appliance

6000/7000 appliance

Rack Mounting Accessories

  • Telescopic rails for 6600, 6700, 6800, 6900, and 7000 appliances

  • Fixed rails and mount ears for 6200, 6400, and 6500 appliances

  • Rack mounting screws

  • Ear bracket screws

Cables and Adapters

  • 1 power cable for 6200 Base, 6700 Base, 7000 Base appliances

  • 2 power cables for 6200 Plus/Turbo, 6400 Base/Plus, 6600 Plus, 6700 Plus, 6900 Plus, 7000 Plus appliances

  • 1 or 2 power cables for 6500, 6600 Base, 6800, and 6900 Base appliances (2 cables are supplied if an optional dual redundant hot-swappable power supply is purchased)

  • Power cable restraints

  • 1 standard RJ-45 network cable

  • 1 RJ-45 to DB9 serial console cable

  • 1 miniUSB to USB serial console cable (6500 and 6800 appliances)

  • 1 USB Type-C serial console cable (6200, 6400, 6600, 6700, 6900, and 7000 appliances)

  • 1 RJ-45 loopback adapter

  • 1 HDD/SSD tray lock key (6800 appliances)

Documentation

Your appliance comes with one of these sets of documentation:

  • Quick Start Guide

  • Rack Mounting Guide

  • Image Management Guide (only applicable if the software image contains more than one release)

  • User license agreement

  • Battery Warning document (6200, 6400, 6600, 6700, 6900, and 7000 appliances)

Or

  • Welcome to Check Point QR Page

  • Battery Warning document (6200, 6400, 6600, 6700, 6900, and 7000 appliances)

Note - DB9 connectors are also known as DE9 connectors.

Terminology

The following terms are used in this guide:

  • Security 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 Security Gateway.

  • SmartConsole: GUI applications that are used to manage various aspects of Security Policy enforcement.

  • 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 Security Gateway) are installed on the same machine.

  • Centrally Managed Deployment: When the Security Gateway and the Security Management Server are installed on separate machines.