Introduction to the Gaia Portal

A 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. listens to SSL traffic for all services on the TCP port 443 in these cases:

• If you performed a clean installation of a Security Management Server Check Point Single-Domain Security Management Server or a Multi-Domain Security Management Server. R81 and enabled the Endpoint Policy Management 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..

• If you upgraded a Security Management Server with disabled Endpoint Policy Management Software Blade to R81 and enabled this Software Blade after the upgrade.

In these cases, when Endpoint Security SSL traffic arrives at the TCP port 443, the Security Management Server automatically redirects it (internally) to the TCP port 4434.

If you upgraded a Security Management Server with enabled Endpoint Policy Management Software Blade to R81, then the SSL port configuration remains as it was in the previous version, from which you upgraded:

• A Security Management Server listens to Endpoint Security SSL traffic on the TCP port 443

• A Security Management Server listens to SSL traffic for all other services on the TCP port 4434:

  Service	URL and Port
  Gaia Portal	https://<IP Address of Gaia Management Interface>:4434
  SmartView Web Application	https://<IP Address of Management Server>:4434/smartview/
  Management API Web Services (see Check Point Management API Reference)	https://<IP Address of Management Server>:4434/web_api/<command>

In R81 and higher, an administrator can manually configure different TCP ports for the Gaia Portal (and other services) and Endpoint Security - 443 or 4434. For the applicable procedures, see the R81 Harmony Endpoint Security Server Administration Guide > Chapter Endpoint Security Architecture > Section Connection Port to Services on an Endpoint Security Management Server.

When you enable the Endpoint Policy Management Software Blade on a Security Management Server, the SSL connection port to these services automatically changes from the default TCP port 443 to the TCP port 4434:

• Gaia Portal

  Configuration	URL and Port
  Default	https://<IP Address of Gaia Management Interface>
  New	https://<IP Address of Gaia Management Interface>:4434

• SmartView Web Application

  Configuration	URL and Port
  Default	https://<IP Address of Management Server>/smartview/
  New	https://<IP Address of Management Server>:4434/smartview/

• Management API Web Services (see Check Point Management API Reference)

  Configuration	URL and Port
  Default	https://<IP Address of Management Server>/web_api/<command>
  New	https://<IP Address of Management Server>:4434/web_api/<command>

When you disable the Endpoint Policy Management Software Blade on a Security Management Server, the SSL connection port automatically changes back to the default TCP port 443.