Introduction

Welcome

Thank you for choosing the Quantum Check Point Smart-1 600-S Appliance, part of the Check Point Infinity consolidated architecture. You are now minutes away from setting up the most advanced security platform designed to prevent the most sophisticated threats today and in the future. We hope that you will be satisfied with this system and our support services.Check Point products are the most up to date and secure solutions available today.

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Quantum Smart-1 600-S Overview

Smart-1 platforms welcome the 6th generation of Cyber Security. The Smart-1 600-S dedicated appliance is optimized for performance and scalability with both hardware and OS (operating system) hardened from the core.

Check Point Infinity architecture consolidates management of multiple security layers, providing superior policy efficiency and enables you to manage security through a single pane of glass. The single management centrally correlates all types of events across all network environments, cloud services and mobile infrastructures

The new Smart-1 appliances of the 6th generation are the gold standard platform for consolidated Security Management including policy, logs and events in a single box.

The new Smart-1 6th generation appliances deliver a performance boost of up to 40% compared to 5th generation appliances. This provides flexibility to double the number of managed gateways instantly.

Key features include:

  • Up to 40% improvement in log collection with up to 63K logs/sec ingestion leading the industry with instantaneous search results

  • Up to 80% faster report and views generation

  • Optimized hardware and OS with the latest Gaia R81

  • Double the system capacity in minutes by upgrading from Base to Plus package

  • Faster system response and load times with increased memory (RAM) by 50% and up to 32GB

  • Complete feature and tool set including full Threat visibility, best practices and compliance, SmartEvent and Multi-Domain management and automation

  • Manage up to 10 Security Gateways

Shipping Carton Contents

This section describes the contents of the shipping carton.

Item

Description

Appliance

Smart-1 600-S appliance

Rack Mounting Accessories

  • Fixed rails and mount ears

  • Rack mounting screws

  • Ear bracket screws

Cables and Adapters

  • 1 power cable for Smart-1 600-S appliances

  • Power cable restraint

  • 1 standard RJ-45 network cable

  • 1 RJ-45 to DB9 serial console cable

  • 1 USB Type-C serial console cable

  • 1 RJ-45 loopback adapter

Documentation

  • Quick Start Guide

  • Rack Mounting Guide

  • Image Management Guide (only applicable if the software image contains more than one release)

  • User license agreement

  • Battery Warning document

Note - DB9 connectors are also known as DE9 connectors.

Terminology

The following terms are used in this guide:

  • Security Gateway: The security engine that enforces the organization's security policy and acts as a security enforcement point.

  • Security Policy: The Policy created by the system administrator that regulates the flow of incoming and outgoing communication.

  • Security Management Server: The server used by the system administrator to manage the Security Policy. The organization's databases and Security Policies are stored on the Security Management Server and downloaded to the Security Gateway.

  • SmartConsole: GUI applications that are used to manage various aspects of Security Policy enforcement.

  • SmartDashboard: A Legacy SmartConsole GUI application that is used by the system administrator to create and manage specific settings for some Software Blades.

  • Locally Managed Deployment: When all Check Point components responsible for both the management and enforcement of the Security Policy (the Security Management Server and the Security Gateway) are installed on the same machine.

  • Centrally Managed Deployment: When the Security Gateway and the Security Management Server are installed on separate machines.