Link Selection

Link Selection is a method to define which interface is used for incoming and outgoing VPN traffic as well as the best possible path for the traffic.

With the Link Selection mechanisms, the administrator can choose which IP addresses are used for VPN traffic on each Security Gateway Dedicated Check Point server that runs Check Point software to inspect traffic and enforce Security Policies for connected network resources..

Link Selection has many configuration options to enable you to control VPN traffic.

These options include:

• Use probing to choose links according to their availability.

• Use VPN Load Sharing for Link Selection to distribute VPN traffic over available links.

• Use Service Based Link Selection to control bandwidth use.

Configuration settings for Remote Access VPN An encrypted tunnel between remote access clients (such as Endpoint Security VPN) and a Security Gateway. clients can be configured together or separately from the Site-to-Site VPN configuration.

Starting in R82, there are two Link Selection mechanisms:

• Enhanced Link Selection - see Enhanced Link Selection.

  This is a new feature in R82.

• Legacy Link Selection - see Legacy Link Selection.

  This is an existing feature.

  The "Legacy" word was added to distinguish it from the new Enhanced Link Selection.