Installing a CloudGuard Controller

Procedure:

1. Install the CloudGuard Controller

   Step	Instructions
   1	Install the Gaia Check Point security operating system that combines the strengths of both SecurePlatform and IPSO operating systems. Operating System: Installing the Gaia Operating System on Check Point Appliances Installing the Gaia Operating System on Open Servers
   2	Follow Configuring Gaia for the First Time.
   3	During the First Time Configuration Wizard, you must configure these settings: In the Installation Type window, select Security Gateway and/or Security Management. In the Products window: In the Products section, select Security Management only. In the Clustering section, in the Define Security Management as field, select Primary. In the Security Management GUI Clients window, configure the applicable allowed computers: Any IP Address - Allows all computers to connect. This machine - Allows only the single specified computer to connect. Network - Allows all computers on the specified network to connect. Range of IPv4 addresses - Allows all computers in the specified range to connect.
   4	Install a valid license. See Working with Licenses.

2. Enable the CloudGuard Controller

   Step	Instructions
   1	Connect to the command line on the Security Management Server Dedicated Check Point server that runs Check Point software to manage the objects and policies in a Check Point environment within a single management Domain. Synonym: Single-Domain Security Management Server..
   2	Log in to the Gaia Clish The name of the default command line shell in Check Point Gaia operating system. This is a restricted shell (role-based administration controls the number of commands available in the shell)., or Expert mode.
   3	Run: cloudguard on

3. Enable the Identity Awareness Software Blade

   Enable the Identity Awareness Check Point Software Blade on a Security Gateway that enforces network access and audits data based on network location, the identity of the user, and the identity of the computer. Acronym: IDA. Software Blade Specific security solution (module): (1) On a Security Gateway, each Software Blade inspects specific characteristics of the traffic (2) On a Management Server, each Software Blade enables different management capabilities. on the applicable Security Gateways.