Check Point Firewall Training teaches you how to install, configure, manage, and troubleshoot Check Point Security Gateways and Management Servers. The course is aligned with real-world enterprise firewall deployments and prepares students for the CCSA (Check Point Certified Security Administrator) certification.
This is ideal for Network Security Engineers, SOC Analysts, Firewall Admins, and System Integrators who want to master unified threat management (UTM), intrusion prevention, and centralized firewall control.
✅ Basic knowledge of networking (IP, Subnetting, Routing) is recommended
✅ Familiarity with firewalls (Cisco ASA, Palo Alto, FortiGate) is helpful
✅ Hands-on practice can be done using Check Point R81.20 VM in VirtualBox/EVE-NG
✅ Course aligns with the CCSA certification (Check Point Certified Security Administrator)
✅ Real-time labs build job-ready confidence — especially in VPN, NAT, SmartConsole, and logs
| Benefit | Description |
|---|---|
| 🧰 Hands-on NGFW Skills | Learn real-time configuration of Check Point Security Gateways |
| 🧠 Strong Career Profile | Skills in demand across government, banking, telecom, and MNCs |
| 🖥️ Centralized Firewall Management | Learn SmartConsole and Security Management Server |
| 🛡️ Real-World Threat Prevention | Learn firewall, VPN, URL filtering, IPS, and application control |
| 🏆 Certification Ready | Training aligns with CCSA R81.20 certification exam |
| ☁️ Cloud Integration | Basics of Check Point CloudGuard and R81 on Azure, AWS |
| 📈 Boosts Pay Scale | Network Security roles with Check Point knowledge command high salaries |
Level: Entry to Mid-Level
Certification Code: CCSA R81.20
Introduction to Check Point architecture
Security Policy Management
Network Address Translation (NAT)
Monitoring Traffic and Connections
Identity Awareness
VPN Configuration (Site-to-Site and Remote Access)
HTTPS Inspection
SmartConsole & SmartDashboard
Learn to configure, manage, and troubleshoot Check Point firewalls
In-demand certification for SOC & network security jobs
Hands-on labs with real-world security scenarios
Gateway and Management server setup
Foundation for advanced Check Point courses
Level: Advanced
Certification Code: CCSE R81.20
Prerequisite: CCSA
Advanced firewall operations and troubleshooting
Policy layers, threat prevention, and optimization
Clustering and High Availability (HA)
Advanced VPN configuration
SmartEvent and Log Analysis
Security Automation with CLI and scripts
Deep understanding of Check Point architecture
Ideal for senior network/security admins
Prepares for enterprise-level security operations
Mastery of advanced threat prevention tools
Focus: Threat Emulation, Antivirus, Zero-Day Protection
SandBlast Agent & Threat Prevention
Mail and Web Protection
Threat Extraction & Forensics
SmartConsole
SmartView Tracker
CLI commands for troubleshooting
Gaia Operating System
Log Server & SmartEvent
What is a Next Generation Firewall?
Check Point Architecture Overview
Introduction to Gaia OS and Licensing
Deployment Models (Standalone, Distributed)
Installing Security Gateway & Management Server
Initial Gaia Configuration
Licensing and Software Blade Activation
Navigating SmartConsole
Creating and Managing Security Policies
Rule Matching and Layers
Static and Hide NAT
Rulebase Optimization and Cleanup
SmartView Tracker and SmartLog
Log Indexing and Queries
Monitoring VPN, Threat Prevention, and Identity Awareness Logs
Identity Awareness Concepts
LDAP & AD Integration
Application Control and URL Filtering
Content Awareness
IPS, Antivirus, Anti-Bot
SandBlast Threat Emulation
Zero-Day Protection and Threat Cloud
HTTPS Inspection
Site-to-Site VPN Setup
Remote Access VPN
VPN Communities and Encryption Methods
Monitoring VPN Tunnels
Backup & Restore (Snapshot, Backup, Save config)
CLI Troubleshooting Tools (cpstat, fw monitor, tcpdump)
Upgrade Process (CPUSE, SmartUpdate)
Policy Verification & Installation Errors
Introduction to SmartEvent and SmartReporter
Basics of CloudGuard (Check Point in AWS/Azure)
Best Practices and Real-world Scenarios
What is the difference between Stateful and Stateless inspection?
What are the components of Check Point architecture?
What is a software blade in Check Point?
How do you configure NAT in Check Point?
What is the difference between SmartView Tracker and SmartLog?
What is Identity Awareness and how does it work?
How do you troubleshoot traffic logs not being generated?
How does HTTPS inspection work in Check Point?
What are the key steps to configure Site-to-Site VPN?
How would you upgrade a Check Point firewall cluster with zero downtime?
Network Security Engineer
Firewall Administrator
SOC Analyst (Tier 1–2)
IT Infrastructure Security Consultant