
Learn to obtain and use a Check Point evaluation license for lab demos by signing up, importing licenses via CLI or WebUI, and activating offline when needed.
Install a fresh Check Point management server (SMS) on the open server VM, configure RAM, disk, and interfaces per release notes and hardware requirements, then install 81.10.
Learn to install a Check Point security gateway with Gaia OS, configure SIC between gateway and management server, and apply a basic policy.
Learn basic gateway administration with the command-line interface: set expert password, manage users (add and delete), and perform backups and restores using export mode and standard commands.
Analyze how Check Point firewall packet flow is processed across kernel and user modes, using fw ctl chain commands to control inbound, outbound, and verification stages.
Explore the top 15 checkpoint firewall networking commands for daily admin troubleshooting. Learn to view and manage interfaces, monitor connections, and inspect running processes from the gateway.
Explore essential checkpoint firewall cli commands in expert mode, including sic status, activation key sync, ip config, license management, log switching, and policy load/unload, for effective gateway administration.
Explore syslog messages to diagnose issues on Check Point firewalls by inspecting system logs, using commands to view, filter, and monitor the messages file in real time.
Explore the top Check Point firewall debugging commands for day-to-day admin troubleshooting. Track dropped connections and their reasons, monitor connection counts and load, and review policy installations and running processes.
Master gateway performance verification via CLI tools to check status, monitor memory and CPU resources, swap and caches, and top processes, and explore memory collection and detailed system outputs.
Learn to diagnose memory on Check Point firewalls using command line tools, monitoring RAM and ROM, total memory, and memory in use with real-time statistics and top processes.
Learn to verify SecureXL from the command line by examining accept, drop, and not template behaviors and their impact on the connection table and firewall state table.
Discover how to enable or disable SecureXL for specific IP addresses or subnets by editing the file and excluding those addresses from acceleration, then push the policy to the gateway.
Learn to execute and interpret key Check Point firewall CLI commands to troubleshoot SecureXL and CoreXL performance, including viewing interface throughput, packet statistics, and VPN packet distributions.
Master the Check Point firewall performance management CLI tools for SecureXL and CoreXL, learning how to check status, manage dispatchers and assemblies, and analyze packet processing performance.
Learn how to add a host object with an ip address using the clia command line tool, bypassing the smart dashboard, and verify the addition from the remote cli.
Use scripts and a structured host file to batch add or delete multiple firewall hosts by specifying name, IP address, and optional colors.
Learn to add multiple host IPs using a file-based script with Check Point command tools, showing object creation and script execution.
Explore the Check Point firewall management API tools and the CLI options in smart console and Gaia, and learn to use the management API reference guides to run commands efficiently.
Explore the Check Point firewall rest API tools and the command line interface used to manage objects, subnets, scripts, and routine tasks on gateway and management servers.
Learn to perform a Check Point health check using scripts by downloading the script, placing it in directory, making it executable with chmod +x, and running it to assess health.
Learn to manage disk space on a Check Point firewall using command-line interface tools by assessing space utilization and safely deleting old logs and unwanted files.
Learn six core command-line tools for VSX operational work, navigate virtual system contexts with v6 gate and v6, and monitor traffic using v6 tac stat and related commands.
Learn to use the six digit utility command in Check Point VSX to convert clusters, back up the management database, and deploy policies via the CLI.
Learn to enable or disable out-of-state inspection on a Check Point firewall using the smart dashboard and global properties, adjusting stateful inspection without policy installation.
Learn to perform Check Point firewall packet capture via CLI tools, including starting and stopping captures, filtering by source and destination, saving to files, and using command generator for troubleshooting.
Configure wireshark to analyze checkpoint firewall inspection points by following the steps. Add a column, identify numbers, and compare protocol differences to visualize the output.
Explore ClusterXL command line tools with real-time scenarios, learn commands to monitor cluster status, CCP settings for multicast or broadcast, and MAC magic concepts for firewall performance management.
The following course Check Point Firewall Performance Management CLI Tools Course includes lectures on how Check Point advanced study concepts and Features work and the walk-through with the Check Point CLI Tools. From the very beginning following step-by-step approach you will be able to grasp advanced concepts and step on the next level. The course is structured in an easy to follow manner starting from the very basic to advanced topics. The topics that are covered are: Installing Check Point in a lab environment, understanding general principles of Firewalling and Command Line Tools.
You will Learn :
Check Point Firewall Installations - Installation of Management Server and Installation of Security Gateways
Check Point Firewall Evaluation Licensing
Check Point Firewalls Memory Issues Diagnostic tools
Command Line tool for SecureXL And CoreXL
Command Line Tools for Add Host
Learn About Features Management Rest API
Health Check Up and Disk Space Issues
Check Point Firewall VSX Command Line Tools
Packet Capture and Stateful Inspection
Much More..
I have applied the streamlined, step-by-step method to excel as a Check Point professional in less time than you ever thought possible. I'm going to walk you through the main challenges, so you can step on the next level.
Who this course is for:
System Administrators
Information Security Analysts
Support Analysts
Network Engineers
Firewall Enthusiasts
Security Engineers
Requirements
General knowledge of TCP/IP
Working knowledge of Windows and/or UNIX
Working knowledge of networking technology
Working knowledge of the Internet
CCSA basic concepts
Introductory product information is provided in video guided instruction and labs, and the more advanced, technical training is instructor-led classroom based.