Connecting On-Premises Management Servers and Security Gateways to the Check Point Portal
Starting from R81.20, you can connect from your on-premises Management Server
Check Point Single-Domain Security Management Server or a Multi-Domain Security Management Server. to the Check Point Portal Check Point Portal is a cloud-based management platform that provides a centralized console for managing a wide range of Check Point security services. It streamlines security operations by offering real-time visibility, easy deployment, analytics, and compliance features—all from a single interface. The portal supports services across key areas such as network security, workspace security, exposure management, and AI security.. Starting from R81.20 Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator Collection of hotfixes combined into a single package. Acronyms: JHA, JHF, JHFA. Take 43, you can also connect your on-premises Security Gateways to the Check Point Portal. This lets you:
Run services that are managed in the Check Point Portal on your Management Server and Security Gateways objects.
To see the full list of services, go to SmartConsole
Check Point GUI application used to manage a Check Point environment - configure Security Policies, configure devices, monitor products and events, install updates, and so on. > Integration & Services view.For some services, you must enable Configuration Sharing and Log Sharing. See the documentation for the specific service in the Check Point Portal Administration Guide.
See a unified log view of all your Check Point products, both in cloud and on-premises.
This way, you can search for logs and events from all Check Point products in the same place.
Use new administrator capabilities on the on-premises Management Server.
For example, you can run management APIs on the on-premises Management Server through the Check Point Portal securely from anywhere in the world.
Prerequisites
You must have a valid license for each Check Point Portal application or service that you use.
In the SmartConsole Access Control Rule Base
All rules configured in a given Security Policy. Synonym: Rulebase., add this rule Set of traffic parameters and other conditions in a Rule Base (Security Policy) that cause specified actions to be taken for a communication session. for Check Point Security Gateways. Use "Check Point Services" as an updatable object (seeUpdatable Objects):Source
Destination
Services
Action
Any Check Point Services http Allow For non-Check Point gateways, allow access to the domains listed in Scenario 3 of sk179105.
You must have the Manage integration with Check Point Portal option selected on your permission profile. To have this option selected:
Go to Manage & Settings > Permissions & Administrators > Permission Profiles
Open the relevant Permission Profile.
Go to Management, and select Manage integration with Check Point Portal.
To connect from your Security Management Server and Security Gateway objects from SmartConsole to the Check Point PortalIn the left navigation panel, click
Click Get Started.
The Instructions window opens.
Click Get Token, to retrieve a token from the Check Point Portal to create trust between your Management Server and your Check Point Portal account.
If you have more than one account, the Select Account window in the Check Point Portal opens.
Select the applicable account from the drop-down list and click Next.
Note - Each Management Server can connect to one account only.
The Connect my Self-hosted Security Management Server environment and Security Gatewaysto Infinity page opens.
Select the checkbox which indicates that you agree to share your Management Server data with the Check Point Portal, and click Next.
The Copy This to SmartConsole page opens.
Copy the token and paste it in the Instructions window in SmartConsole.
The Management Server connects to the Check Point Portal.
This step is relevant from R81.20 Jumbo Hotfix
Software package installed on top of the current software version to fix a wrong or undesired behavior, and to add a new behavior. Accumulator Take 43 only: Some services require a running agent on the Security Gateways. You can configure automatic onboarding of Security Gateways when connecting the Management Server to the cloud. In Connection timing for Security Gateways, select one of these options:
Immediately (the default option) - All supported Security Gateways are connected to the Check Point Portal immediately when 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. / Domain Management Server is connected to the Check Point Portal.After policy installation - All supported Security Gateways are connected to Check Point Portal only after the Security Management Server / Domain Management Server is connected to Check Point Portal and you install the Access Control policy.
Click Connect.
To share your on-premises Management Server configuration information with the Check Point PortalIn SmartConsole > view, click the three dots menu at the top right corner of the page.
Select Configuration Sharing.
The Configuration Sharing window opens.
Toggle the Enable button to ON.
Click OK.
The Management Server configuration information is now synchronized with the Check Point Portal.
| Note - You cannot edit objects shared from the Management Server in the Check Point Portal. |
To share your on-premises Management Server log information with the Check Point Portal:In SmartConsole > view,click the three dots menu at the top right corner of the page.
Select Log Sharing.
The Log Sharing window opens.
Select the products whose log information you want to share:
All products
Specific products - Select the applicable products from the drop-down list.
Toggle the Enable button to ON.
Click OK.
The Management Server now synchronizes the log information with the Check Point Portal.
To make sure that the synchronization took place:
Go to the Check Point Portal > the Events & AIOps application.
In the left navigation panel, click Logs.
| Note - To enable log sharing on a Standalone
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To configure the connection timing of Security Gateways to the Check Point PortalIn SmartConsole > view, click the three dots menu at the top right corner of the page.
Select Gateway Connector.
The Gateway Connector window opens.
Select one of these two options:
- Immediately (the default option) - All supported Security Gateways are connected to the Check Point Portal immediately when the Security Management Server / Domain Management Server is connected to the Check Point Portal.
After policy installation - All supported Security Gateways are connected to Check Point Portal only after the Security Management Server / Domain Management Server is connected to Check Point Portal and you install the Access Control policy.
Click OK.
| Note - For more information on Security Gateway onboarding, see sk180557. |
To connect to the applicable service in the Check Point Portal from SmartConsole In the left navigation panel, click
Go to the applicable service and connect to it.
For more information about each one of the services, see the Check Point Portal Administration Guide.
Troubleshooting
For Troubleshooting issues, see sk181504.