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Revision History

Date	Description
14 May 2025	Updated: Early Availability Features
13 May 2025	Added: Early Availability Features Updated: SD-WAN DSCP SD-WAN NAT for ISP
08 April 2025	Updated: SD-WAN Limitations SD-WAN Symmetric Packet Return
25 March 2025	Updated: The Zone object "Public Networks" was renamed to "SD-WAN Internet" The Zone object "Private Networks" was renamed to "My VPN Domain & Peer VPN Domain" SD-WAN Service GUI Licensing the Product - added information about an Evaluation License Part 2 - Configure Object Sharing and Log Sharing Configuring SD-WAN Policy Troubleshooting SD-WAN "Overlay - VPN"
25 February 2025	Updated: Part 2 - Configure Object Sharing and Log Sharing Monitoring SD-WAN Status in Infinity Portal
28 January 2025	Added: Route-Based VPN traffic that is routed towards a VTI is not encrypted and is sent in clear-text Updated: SD-WAN FEC
12 January 2025	Updated: SD-WAN NAT for ISP
01 January 2025	Updated: CPView shows that the "Overlay - VPN" probing state is "DOWN"
30 December 2024	Updated: SD-WAN DSCP - added the list of supported Security Gateways
24 December 2024	Updated: Outbound Hide NAT Additional Considerations Step 3 - Configuration on Security Gateways SD-WAN Connection Type - "Internet" SD-WAN Connection Type - "Overlay - VPN" Monitoring Overlay Tunnels in Infinity Portal SD-WAN Best Practices
30 November 2024	Updated: Troubleshooting SD-WAN "Overlay - VPN" - the scenario Expected VPN Transports to VPN Peers are missing from the list
19 November 2024	Updated: Licensing the Product SD-WAN Configuration for DAIP Security Gateways - moved some known limitations to the main SK article sk180605
13 November 2024	Updated: Troubleshooting SD-WAN "Local Breakout Only" Troubleshooting SD-WAN "Overlay - VPN"
11 November 2024	Added: Moved all information from sk181147: Quantum SD-WAN - Troubleshooting to the chapter "SD-WAN Troubleshooting" Updated: Guidelines for Planning and Configuring SD-WAN SD-WAN Connection (Steering Behavior) Types Routing Preference "Backhaul Only" Routing Preference "Prioritize Local Breakout" SD-WAN Best Practices SD-WAN Symmetric Packet Return SD-WAN and Route-Based VPN Troubleshooting SD-WAN "Overlay - VPN" SD-WAN Configuration for DAIP Security Gateways - moved some known limitations to the main SK article sk180605
29 October 2024	Added: SD-WAN NAT for ISP SD-WAN DSCP Updated: Configuring SD-WAN Policy Guidelines for Planning and Configuring SD-WAN Routing Preference "Backhaul Only" SD-WAN Best Practices SD-WAN Symmetric Packet Return SD-WAN and Route-Based VPN
12 September 2024	Added: SD-WAN and Route-Based VPN Updated: SD-WAN Terms Guidelines for Planning and Configuring SD-WAN Configuring SD-WAN Policy Configuring Steering Behavior SD-WAN Symmetric Packet Return
26 August 2024	Updated: SD-WAN Service GUI - updated the names of GUI elements Configuring SD-WAN Policy - new Dynamic Objects SD-WAN Symmetric Packet Return - minor textual corrections
23 August 2024	Added: SD-WAN FEC SD-WAN Symmetric Packet Return SD-WAN Circuit ID Updated: Guidelines for Planning and Configuring SD-WAN Workflow for an On-Premises Management Server: Step 3 - Configuration on Security Gateways - Part 4 - Configuration of the Security Gateway object in SmartConsole Workflow for Smart-1 Cloud: Step 3 - Configuration on Security Gateways - Part 4 - Configuration of the Security Gateway object in SmartConsole Configuring Steering Behavior - added "Selection Method" in "WAN Link Utilization" > "Link Aggregation" Configuring Steering Behavior - added requirements for the HTTP probing protocol
12 August 2024	Updated: Guidelines for Planning and Configuring SD-WAN Configuring Steering Behavior - added HTTP as the probing protocol
08 August 2024	Added: Guidelines for Planning and Configuring SD-WAN Licensing the Product Updated: Getting Started with SD-WAN SD-WAN Terms Workflow for an On-Premises Management Server: Step 2 - Configuration on the On-Premises Management Server Step 3 - Configuration on Security Gateways Workflow for Smart-1 Cloud: Step 2 - Configuration in Smart-1 Cloud Step 3 - Configuration on Security Gateways Configuring SD-WAN Policy Configuring Steering Behavior SD-WAN Configuration for DAIP Security Gateways WAN Link Mapping Monitoring ISP Link Attributes in Infinity Portal
19 June 2024	Updated: Introduction to Quantum SD-WAN
16 January 2024	Added: SD-WAN Configuration for DAIP Security Gateways
23 December 2023	Added: Upgrading an SD-WAN Security Gateway
05 October 2023	Updated: Workflow for an On-Premises Management Server: Step 4 - SD-WAN Wizard Workflow for Smart-1 Cloud: Step 4 - SD-WAN Wizard
07 September 2023	Updated: The document structure to show the required steps for each workflow: Workflow for an On-Premises Management Server Workflow for Smart-1 Cloud Getting Started with SD-WAN SD-WAN Next Hop Probing on CloudGuard Network Security Gateways
05 July 2023	Added: SD-WAN Connection Type - "Internet" The new connection type replaced these dedicated connection types: Local Breakout Backhaul Note - Infinity Portal migrated the previous connection types automatically. Topic "SD-WAN Troubleshooting" Updated: Introduction to Quantum SD-WAN Configuring Steering Behavior SD-WAN Connection (Steering Behavior) Types The "Monitor" View - the "Logs" page - removed the limitation "Currently, this page shows the information only for the SD-WAN connection of type Local Breakout"
02 July 2023	Added: SD-WAN GraphQL API Updated: The "Support" View - added the "API" section SD-WAN Configuration in Gaia Clish - corrected the syntax of "`next-hop`" in the "`add interface`" and "`set interface`" commands
01 June 2023	Updated: Workflow for an On-Premises Management Server: Step 3 - Configuration on Security Gateways - procedure for Quantum Spark Appliances - added the note that VLAN interfaces are supported as SD-WAN interfaces Workflow for Smart-1 Cloud: Step 3 - Configuration on Security Gateways - procedure for Quantum Spark Appliances - added the note that VLAN interfaces are supported as SD-WAN interfaces
30 May 2023	Updated: Objects Supported in SD-WAN Policy
15 May 2023	Updated: Workflow for an On-Premises Management Server: Step 3 - Configuration on Security Gateways - procedure for Security Gateways Step 3 - Configuration on Security Gateways - procedure for Quantum Spark Appliances Workflow for Smart-1 Cloud: Step 2 - Configuration in Smart-1 Cloud - procedure for Quantum Spark Appliances Step 3 - Configuration on Security Gateways - procedure for Security Gateways
23 April 2023	Updated: Getting Started with SD-WAN - added the note "See the Limitations section in sk180605" Improved formatting in Workflow for an On-Premises Management Server: Step 3 - Configuration on Security Gateways - procedure for Security Gateways Step 3 - Configuration on Security Gateways - procedure for Quantum Spark Appliances Improved formatting in Workflow for Smart-1 Cloud: Step 3 - Configuration on Security Gateways - procedure for Security Gateways Step 3 - Configuration on Security Gateways - procedure for Quantum Spark Appliances
20 April 2023	Updated: Workflow for an On-Premises Management Server: Step 1 - Configuration in Infinity Portal - Part 2 Initial Configuration in Infinity Portal Moved all limitations from this Administration Guide to the Home Page sk180605
17 March 2023	Added: SD-WAN Best Practices Updated: Introduction to Quantum SD-WAN Getting Started with SD-WAN SD-WAN Terms SD-WAN Service GUI Workflow for an On-Premises Management Server: Step 1 - Configuration in Infinity Portal Step 3 - Configuration on Security Gateways - procedure for Security Gateways Step 3 - Configuration on Security Gateways - procedure for Quantum Spark Appliances Step 4 - SD-WAN Wizard Workflow for Smart-1 Cloud" Step 2 - Configuration in Smart-1 Cloud Step 3 - Configuration on Security Gateways - procedure for Security Gateways Step 3 - Configuration on Security Gateways - procedure for Quantum Spark Appliances Step 4 - SD-WAN Wizard Configuring SD-WAN Policy SD-WAN Connection Type - "Overlay - VPN"
09 February 2023	First release of this document