Configure basic setup for Checkpoint Firewall

Created by Dennis Mercado, Modified on Sat, 24 Feb at 10:24 AM by Dennis Mercado

Find the IP address of the device and login to the firewall using a browser.

To update license:

Configure DNS:

Set correct Date/Time:

Check for new updates at the bottom of page:

Set Administrator access:

Check Firewall Rules:

Enable Security Services:

iPerf Speed test with security services

-Out of the box=605Mbps (All security services running)

-FW + IPS=901Mbps

-FW+AV=841Mbps

-FW+Bot=751Mbps

-FW+Threat Emulation=840Mbps

-FW+Anti Spam=894Mbps

*Security Services without AV and Bot=863Mbps