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Active Domain Server

The only Domain Management Server in a High Availability deployment that can manage a specified Domain.

Administrator

A SmartConsole user with permissions to manage Check Point security products and the network environment.

Best Practice

A set of processes methods, systems, or techniques that consistently shows better results than those achieved in other ways.

Domain

A network or a collection of networks related to an entity, such as a company, business unit or geographical location.

Domain Log Server

A Log Server for a specified Domain. It stores and processes logs from Security Gateways that are managed by the corresponding Domain Management Server.

Domain Management Server

A virtual Security Management Server that manages Security Gateways for one Domain, as part of a Multi-Domain Management environment.

Global Objects

For Multi-Domain Management, all network and objects defined in the Global Domain.

Global Policy

All Policies defined in the Global Domain that can be assigned to Domains, or to specified groups of Domains.

Management Server

A Check Point Security Management Server or a Multi-Domain Server.

Multi-Domain Log Server

A computer that runs Check Point software to store and process logs in Multi-Domain Management environment. The Multi-Domain Log Server consists of Domain Log Servers that store and process logs from Security Gateways that are managed by the corresponding Domain Management Servers.

Multi-Domain Security Management

A centralized management solution for large-scale, distributed environments with many different Domain networks.

Multi-Domain Server

A computer that runs Check Point software to host virtual Management Servers called Domain Management Servers.

Network Objects

Logical representations of every part of corporate topology (physical machines, software components, IP Address ranges, services, and so on).

Permission Profile

A predefined group of SmartConsole access permissions assigned to Domains and administrators. With this feature you can configure complex permissions for many administrators with one definition.

Policy Package

A collection of different types of Security Policies, such as Access Control, Threat Prevention, QoS, and Desktop Security. After installation, Security Gateways enforce all Policies in the Policy Package.

Primary Multi-Domain Server

The Multi-Domain Server in Management High Availability that you install as Primary.

Rule

A set of traffic parameters and other conditions that cause specified actions to be taken for a communication session.

Rule Base

The database that contains the rules in a security policy and defines the sequence, in which they are enforced.

Security Gateway

A computer that runs Check Point software to inspect traffic and enforces Security Policies for connected network resources.

Security Policy

A collection of rules that control network traffic and enforce organization guidelines for data protection and access to resources with packet inspection.

SmartConsole

A Check Point GUI application used to manage Security Policies, monitor products and events, install updates, provision new devices and appliances, and manage a multi-domain environment and each domain.

Standby Domain Server

All Domain Management Servers for a Domain that are not designated as the Active Domain Management Server.

VPN Community

A named collection of VPN domains, each protected by a VPN gateway.