Provider-1/SiteManager-1 - Check Point

Management ToolsSmartConsole Client ApplicationsSmartConsole Clients are the Check Point tools used to design, manage, monitor andlog the firewall enforcement policies. SmartConsole Clients include all the following:• SmartDashboard is used by the system administrator to define and manage theSecurity Policy. From this SmartConsole you can access many Check Point featuresand add-ons.• SmartView Tracker is used for managing and tracking logs throughout the system.• SmartView Status is used for managing, viewing alerts and testing the status ofvarious Check Point components throughout the system.• SmartUpdate is used to manage and maintain a license repository, as well as tofacilitate upgrading Check Point software.• SecureClient Packaging Tool is used to define user profiles forSecuRemote/SecureClient clients.• SmartView Monitor is used to monitor and generate reports on traffic on interfaces,Provider-1/SiteManager-1 and QoS modules, as well as on other Check PointSystem counters.• SmartView Reporter is used to generate reports for different aspects of networkactivity.• User Monitor is used for managing SecuRemote users.• SmartLSM is used for managing large numbers of ROBO Gateways via theSmartCenter Server or Provider-1 CMA.Sample Deployment - Administrator SetupsLet’s examine a sample deployment, in which a service provider has an MDG consoleset up within the Provider-1/SiteManager-1 environment, and customers have theirown consoles within their internal networks.The service provider’s Provider-1 Superuser administrator, Rosa, uses the installationCD and command line utilities to configure and set up the entireProvider-1/SiteManager-1 environment. Then, she uses the MDG and the GlobalSmartDashboard to manage the global policies. As a Provider-1 Superuser, Rosa isresponsible for everything to do with the physical layout of the service provider’senvironment, and managing all the highest level security authorizations.Chapter 1 Introduction 31