Check Point R75 SecurePlatform Part III

We are now at the final part in this installation series. In this tutorial we will be connecting to the SecurePlatform HTTPS web server, downloading the Management tools, installing the management tools and connecting to the gateway.
1. Log into your management station or desktop and browse to the management interface of the Check Point firewall. In this tutorial we will browse to https://192.168.10.50. Click Yes to accept the certificate.
2. Login with your SecurePlatform user credentials. In this case i’ll login with the account cpadmin.

3. On the left hand side browse to Product Configuration – Download SmartConsole and click Download. Either save it to a location or click run.

4. Click Run.

5. The installation wizard begins. Click Next.

6. Click Yes to accept the License Agreement.

7. Click Next to accept the default destination folder.

8. I’m going to install all products. Click Next.

9. I’d like to Add SmartConsole shortcuts to the desktop, so i’ll select that option and click Finish.

10. Start up the Check Point Smart Dashboard program. Enter in your username, password and the management IP address of the Check Point gateway.
11. You will be presented with the Fingerprint. Click Approve.
12. You have now successfully connected to the firewall and ready to further configure your firewall rules, nat, IPS, Application Control, Anti-spam, etc