SmartConsole

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. is the unified application of Check Point R80.x Security Management. The SmartConsole provides a consolidated solution for everything that is necessary for the security of your organization:

• Security Policy Collection of rules that control network traffic and enforce organization guidelines for data protection and access to resources with packet inspection. Management

• Log Analysis

• System Health Monitoring

• Multi-Domain Security Management

SmartConsole makes it easy to manage your Multi-Domain Security Management environment. Before you start to configure your cyber security environment and Policies, we recommend that you know the SmartConsole application.

Multi-Domain View

Use the Multi-Domain view to manage Multi-Domain Servers, Domains, system objects, configuration settings and other features. You must log into a Multi-Domain Server Dedicated Check Point server that runs Check Point software to host virtual Security Management Servers called Domain Management Servers. Synonym: Multi-Domain Security Management Server. Acronym: MDS. to see the Multi-Domain view.

For a guided tour of Multi-Domain view, click the What's New button at the bottom left of the window. Click the < and > icons to scroll between the different What's New screens.

Multi-Domain view elements

Item	Description
1	View, as selected from the Navigation Toolbar and View tree (This example shows the Multi-Domain > Domains view)
2	Navigation toolbar
3	Menu
4	View tree
5	Actions toolbar
6	Session Management toolbar
7	Validation tab
8	Logged in administrator
9	Server details area
10	Task information area
11	Management script commands and API

Connecting to SmartConsole

Use SmartConsole to connect to a Multi-Domain Server when you work with Multi-Domain Security Management objects and settings. Use SmartConsole to connect to a Domain Management Server Check Point Single-Domain Security Management Server or a Multi-Domain Security Management Server. when you work with Domain Security Policies, rules, objects and configuration settings. You can also connect to Domains or specified Domain Management Servers Virtual Security Management Server that manages Security Gateways for one Domain, as part of a Multi-Domain Security Management environment. Acronym: DMS. from within the Multi-Domain view.

To connect to a Multi-Domain Server:

1. Run SmartConsole.

2. Enter your user name and password.

3. Enter the Multi-Domain Server IP address, and then click Login.

4. In the Welcome screen, select MDS from the list, and then click Proceed.

   SmartConsole opens in the Domains view.

To connect directly to a Domain:

1. Run SmartConsole.

2. Enter your user name and password.

3. Enter the Multi-Domain Server IP address, and then click Login.

4. In the Welcome screen, select a Domain from the list, and then click Proceed.

SmartConsole opens with the selected Domain Management Server.

To connect to a Domain Management Server from the SmartConsole Multi-Domain view:

1. Connect to a Multi-Domain Server with SmartConsole.

2. In the Multi-Domain > Domains view, right-click the required Domain Management Server in the grid.

3. Select Connect to Domain Server.

Note - In a Management High Availability deployment, you can only make changes to a Domain from the active Domain Management Server. The active Domain Management Server shows with a black icon. If you connect to a standby Domain Management Server (white icon), SmartConsole opens in the Read Only mode. See Working with High Availability.

Gateways & Servers View

The Gateways & Servers view shows all Security Gateway Dedicated Check Point server that runs Check Point software to inspect traffic and enforce Security Policies for connected network resources., Domain Management Server, and Domain Log Server Dedicated Check Point server that runs Check Point software to store and process logs. objects in the Multi-Domain Security Management environment. This feature lets administrators, with applicable permissions, see and work with them in one convenient location.

You can double-click an object in this view to open its configuration window in the Domain's SmartConsole. For example, if you double-click, GW105 on the example below, the London_Server Domain Management Server opens in SmartConsole and shows the GW105 configuration window.

The Gateways & Servers view