Checkpoint 4000 Series User manual

6 November 2012
Getting Started Guide
Check Point 4000
Appliances
Models: T-120, T-140,
T-160 and T-180
Classification: [Protected] | P/N: 704879

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Important Information
Latest Software
We recommend that you install the most recent software release to stay up-to-date with the
latest functional improvements, stability fixes, security enhancements and protection against
new and evolving attacks.
Latest Documentation
The latest version of this document is at:
http://supportcontent.checkpoint.com/documentation_download?ID=12688
For additional technical information, visit the Check Point Support Center
(http://supportcenter.checkpoint.com).
For more about this appliance, see the Check Point 4000 Appliances home page
(http://supportcontent.checkpoint.com/solutions?id=sk68681).
Revision History
Date
Description
06 November 2012
Deleted Hard Disk Drives from Front Panel Components (on
page 39). You cannot replace the hard disk drive on this
appliance .
18 July 2012
Added First Time Wizard for Gaia
Deleted Customer Replaceable Parts
31 October 2011
Updated Flow Control settings in Connecting to the CLI (on page
38) and Restoring Using the Console Boot Menu (on page 48)
15 August 2011
First release of this document
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Safety, Environmental, and
Electronic Emissions Notices
Read the following warnings before setting up or using the appliance.
Warning - Do not block air vents. A minimum 1/2-inch clearance is
required.
Warning - This appliance does not contain any user-serviceable parts. Do
not remove any covers or attempt to gain access to the inside of the
product. Opening the device or modifying it in any way has the risk of
personal injury and will void your warranty. The following instructions are for
trained service personnel only.
To prevent damage to any system board, it is important to handle it with care. The following
measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from static electricity discharge:
When handling the board, to use a grounded wrist strap designed for static discharge
elimination.
Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag.
Handle the board by its edges only. Do not touch its components, peripheral chips, memory
modules or gold contacts.
When handling processor chips or memory modules, avoid touching their pins or gold edge
fingers.
Restore the communications appliance system board and peripherals back into the
antistatic bag when they are not in use or not installed in the chassis. Some circuitry on the
system board can continue operating even though the power is switched off.
Under no circumstances should the lithium battery cell used to power the real-time clock be
allowed to short. The battery cell may heat up under these conditions and present a burn
hazard.
Warning - DANGER OF EXPLOSION IF BATTERY IS INCORRECTLY
REPLACED. REPLACE ONLY WITH SAME OR EQUIVALENT TYPE
RECOMMENDED BY THE MANUFACTURER. DISCARD USED
BATTERIES ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER’S INSTRUCTIONS.
Disconnect the system board power supply from its power source before you connect or
disconnect cables or install or remove any system board components. Failure to do this can
result in personnel injury or equipment damage.

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Avoid short-circuiting the lithium battery; this can cause it to superheat and cause burns if
touched.
Do not operate the processor without a thermal solution. Damage to the processor can
occur in seconds.
Class 1 Laser Product Warning
Rack Mount Instructions
The following or similar rack-mount instructions are included with the installation instructions:
1. Elevated Operating Ambient - If installed in a closed or multi-unit rack assembly, the
operating ambient temperature of the rack environment may be greater than room ambient.
Therefore, consideration should be given to installing the equipment in an environment
compatible with the maximum ambient temperature specified by the manufacturer.
2. Reduced Air Flow - Installation of the equipment in a rack should be such that the amount
of air flow required for safe operation of the equipment is not compromised.
3. Mechanical Loading - Mounting of the equipment in the rack should be such that a
hazardous condition is not achieved due to uneven mechanical loading.
4. Circuit Overloading - Consideration should be given to the connection of the equipment to
the supply circuit and the effect that overloading of the circuits might have on over current
protection and supply wiring. Appropriate consideration of equipment nameplate ratings
should be used when addressing this concern.
5. Reliable Earthing - Reliable earthing of rack-mounted equipment should be maintained.
Particular attention should be given to supply connections other than direct connections to
the branch circuit (e.g. use of power strips).
For California:
Perchlorate Material - special handling may apply. See
http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate
The foregoing notice is provided in accordance with California Code of Regulations Title 22,
Division 4.5, Chapter 33. Best Management Practices for Perchlorate Materials. This product,
part, or both may include a lithium manganese dioxide battery which contains a perchlorate
substance.
Proposition 65 Chemical
Chemicals identified by the State of California, pursuant to the requirements of the California
Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, California Health & Safety Code s.
25249.5, et seq. ("Proposition 65"), that is "known to the State to cause cancer or reproductive
toxicity" (see http://www.calepa.ca.gov)
WARNING:
Handling the cord on this product will expose you to lead, a chemical known to the State of
California to cause cancer, and birth defects or other reproductive harm. Wash hands after
handling.

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Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement:
For a Class A digital device or peripheral
Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial
environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if
not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely
to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference
at his own expense.
For a Class B digital device or peripheral
NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates,
uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with
the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does
cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning
the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or
more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Information to user:
The user's manual or instruction manual for an intentional or unintentional radiator shall caution
the user that changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. In cases where the
manual is provided only in a form other than paper, such as on a computer disk or over the
Internet, the information required by this section may be included in the manual in that
alternative form, provided the user can reasonably be expected to have the capability to access
information in that form.
Canadian Department Compliance Statement:
This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la
classe A est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.
This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la
classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

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Japan Compliance Statement:
Class A
Class B
European Union (EU) Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive
This product is herewith confirmed to comply with the requirements set out in the Council
Directive on the Approximation of the Laws of the Member States relating to Electromagnetic
Compatibility Directive (2004/108/EC). For the evaluation regarding the Electromagnetic
Compatibility (2004/108/EC)
This product is in conformity with Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC, and complies with the
requirements in the Council Directive 2006/95/EC relating to electrical equipment designed for
use within certain voltage limits and the Amendment Directive 93/68/EEC.

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Product Disposal
This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product must not be disposed
of with your other household waste. Instead, it is your responsibility to dispose of your waste
equipment by handing it over to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste
electrical and electronic equipment. The separate collection and recycling of your waste
equipment at the time of disposal will help to conserve natural resources and ensure that it is
recycled in a manner that protects human health and the environment. For more information
about where you can drop off your waste equipment for recycling, please contact your local city
office or your household waste disposal service.

Contents
Important Information.............................................................................................3
Safety, Environmental, and Electronic Emissions Notices..................................4
Introduction...........................................................................................................11
Welcome............................................................................................................11
Check Point 4000 Appliances Overview.............................................................11
Upgrading the Appliance................................................................................12
Shipping Carton Contents...................................................................................13
Terminology........................................................................................................13
Rack Mounting......................................................................................................15
4800 Appliances.................................................................................................15
Sliding Rails Hardware...................................................................................15
Attaching the Appliance Rails ........................................................................16
Preparing Round-Hole Rack Rails .................................................................17
Attaching the Rack Rails................................................................................18
Installing the Appliance in the Rack ...............................................................20
Removing the Appliance................................................................................20
Appliance Air Vents .......................................................................................21
4200, 4400, and 4600 Appliances ......................................................................21
Rack Mounting Hardware and Tools..............................................................21
Attaching the Ear Mount Brackets to the Appliance .......................................22
Attaching the Rail Plates................................................................................23
Attaching the Appliance Rails to the Appliance..............................................24
Installing the Appliance in the Rack ...............................................................26
Configuring Check Point 4000 Appliances .........................................................27
Powering On.......................................................................................................27
Available Software Images.................................................................................28
Initial Configuration.............................................................................................28
Using the First Time Configuration Wizard on Gaia............................................29
Starting the Gaia First Time Configuration Wizard .........................................29
Welcome........................................................................................................29
Available Releases ........................................................................................30
Authentication Details....................................................................................30
Date and Time Setup.....................................................................................30
Device Name.................................................................................................30
Network Connection.......................................................................................31
Products ........................................................................................................31
Security Management Administrator..............................................................32

Security Management GUI Clients.................................................................32
License Activation..........................................................................................33
Dynamically Assigned IP ...............................................................................33
Secure Internal Communication (SIC)............................................................33
Summary.......................................................................................................33
Using the First Time Configuration Wizard on SecurePlatform...........................34
Starting the First Time Configuration Wizard..................................................34
Welcome .......................................................................................................35
Appliance Date and Time Setup ....................................................................35
Network Connections.....................................................................................35
Routing Table................................................................................................35
Host, Domain Settings, and DNS Servers......................................................35
Management Type.........................................................................................36
Summary.......................................................................................................37
Creating the Network Object ..............................................................................38
Advanced Configuration.....................................................................................38
Connecting to the CLI....................................................................................38
Check Point 4000 Appliances Hardware.............................................................39
Front Panel Components....................................................................................39
Check Point 4200 Front Panel.......................................................................39
Check Point 4400 and 4600 Front Panel .......................................................40
Check Point 4800 Front Panel.......................................................................41
Using the LCD Panel.....................................................................................42
Expansion Line Cards....................................................................................44
Rear Panel Components....................................................................................44
Main Power Switch........................................................................................45
Redundant Power Supply Units (Check Point 4800)......................................45
Replacing and Upgrading Components..............................................................45
Restoring Factory Defaults..................................................................................47
Restoring Using the WebUI................................................................................47
Gaia...............................................................................................................47
SecurePlatform..............................................................................................47
Restoring Using the Console Boot Menu............................................................48
Restoring Using the LCD Panel..........................................................................49
Registration and Support.....................................................................................51
Registration........................................................................................................51
Support ..............................................................................................................51
Where To From Here?........................................................................................51
Compliance Information.......................................................................................53
Declaration of Conformity...................................................................................53

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Chapter 1
Introduction
In This Chapter
Welcome 11
Check Point 4000 Appliances Overview 11
Shipping Carton Contents 13
Terminology 13
Welcome
Thank you for choosing Check Point 4000 Appliances. We hope that you will be satisfied with
this system and our support services. Check Point products provide your business with the
most up to date and secure solutions available today.
Check Point also delivers worldwide technical services including educational, professional and
support services through a network of Authorized Training Centers, Certified Support Partners
and Check Point technical support personnel to ensure that you get the most out of your
security investment.
For additional information on the Internet Security Product Suite and other security solutions,
refer to the Check Point Web site (http://www.checkpoint.com), or call Check Point at 1(800)
429-4391. For additional technical information about Check Point products, consult the Check
Point Support Center (http://supportcenter.checkpoint.com).
Welcome to the Check Point family. We look forward to meeting all of your current and future
network, application and management security needs.
Check Point 4000 Appliances Overview
The Check Point 4000 Appliances enables organizations to maximize security in high-
performance environments such as large campuses or data centers. Combining integrated
firewall, IPsec VPN, and intrusion prevention with advanced acceleration technologies, Check
Point 4000 Appliances delivers a high-performance security platform that can block application
layer threats. Even as new threats appear, Check Point 4000 Appliances maintains or
increases performance while protecting the network against attacks.

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This appliance supports the SecurePlatform and Gaia Operating Systems. Gaia is a single,
unified network security Operating System that combines the best of Check Point's
SecurePlatform and IPSO, the operating system from the Nokia security products. Gaia
supports the full portfolio of Check Point Software Blades, Security Gateway and Security
Management products.
Key Features:
Proven, enterprise-class firewall, VPN, and intrusion prevention
Accelerated security performance, that includes SecureXL and CoreXL technologies
Integrated load balancing and dynamic routing for data center reliability levels
Centrally managed from Security Management Server/Check Point 4000 Appliances or as
a standalone device
Automatic security protection updates from Check Point
This document provides:
A brief overview of essential Check Point 4000 Appliances concepts and features
A step by step guide to getting Check Point 4000 Appliances up and running
Note - Screenshots in this guide may apply only to the highest model
to which this guide applies.
Upgrading the Appliance
You can upgrade these components of the Check Point 4000 Appliances:
Memory DIMMs (4800 only)
LOM card (4800 only)
Appliance firmware
Important - You cannot upgrade the appliance firmware while using the 15 days trial
license.
For more information about upgrading the appliance, see the applicable documentation
(http://supportcontent.checkpoint.com/solutions?id=sk68681).
4800 Appliance Installing and Removing Memory
4800 and 12000 Appliances Installing and Removing a LOM Card
4000 Appliances Image Management
4000 and 12000 Appliances Mounting Appliances with Sliding Rails

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Shipping Carton Contents
This section describes the contents of the shipping carton.
Item
Description
Appliance
Check Point 4000 Appliance
Rack Mounting Accessories
Hardware mounting kit
Cables
Power cable
1 Standard RJ-45 network cable
1 Serial console cable
Documentation
Quick Start Guide
Getting Started Guide
Image Management Guide
User license agreement
Terminology
The following terms are used in this guide:
Gateway: The security engine that enforces the organization’s security policy and acts as a
security enforcement point.
Security Policy: The policy created by the system administrator that regulates the flow of
incoming and outgoing communication.
Security Management Server: The server used by the system administrator to manage
the security policy. The organization’s databases and security policies are stored on the
Security Management Server and downloaded to the gateway.
SmartConsole: GUI applications that are used to manage various aspects of security
policy enforcement. For example, SmartView Tracker is a SmartConsole application that
manages logs.
SmartDashboard: A SmartConsole GUI application that is used by the system
administrator to create and manage the security policy.
Locally Managed Deployment: When all Check Point components responsible for both
the management and enforcement of the security policy (the Security Management Server
and the gateway) are installed on the same machine.
Centrally Managed Deployment: When the gateway and the Security Management
Server are installed on separate machines.

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Chapter 2
Rack Mounting
In This Chapter
4800 Appliances 15
4200, 4400, and 4600 Appliances 21
This chapter describes how to mount the appliance in a rack.
Important - Two people are required to install the appliance in a rack in order to prevent
any possible damage.
4800 Appliances
Use sliding rails to mount 4800 Appliances in a rack.
Sliding Rails Hardware

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Item
Hardware Description
Qty.
Use
1
Appliance rail
2
Attaches to the sides of the appliance.
Flat-head screws
6
Attaches the appliance rails to the appliance.
2
Rack rail
2
Attaches to the rack.
Round-head screws
4
Attaches the rack rails to the racks.
3
Round-hole rack plates
4
For use with round-hole racks.
Attaches the rack rails to racks with round-holes.
Large round-head screws
12
Attaches the round-hole rack plates to the racks.
Rack Mounting Tools
Philips screwdriver. We recommend a screwdriver with a magnetic head to hold screws and
retrieve dropped screws.
Attaching the Appliance Rails
Use three flat-head screws to attach each appliance rail to the side of the appliance.
The appliance rail for the right-side of the appliance is marked RH.
The appliance rail for the left-side of the appliance is marked LH.
Item
Description
1
End of appliance rail with round hole.

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Item
Description
2
Front of appliance.
To attach the appliance rails:
1. Set the right-side appliance rail on the right-side of the appliance.
The flatter side of the appliance rail faces the appliance.
The end of the appliance rail with the round hole points away from the appliance.
For a 2U appliance, the appliance rail uses the lower row of holes on the appliance.
2. Use three flat-head screws to attach the appliance rail to the appliance.
3. Do steps 1 and 2 again for the left side of the appliance.
Preparing Round-Hole Rack Rails
Use the four round-hole rack plates to attach the rack rail to the rack.
To attach the round-hole rack plates:
1. Align the round-hole rack plate on the rack.
Make sure that the round holes face the rack.
2. Use three large round-head screws to attach the round-hole rack plate to the rack.
Make sure that you use the same rack number for all the round-hole rack plates.
3. Do steps 1 - 2 again for the other round-hole rack plates.

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Attaching the Rack Rails
Attach the rack rails to the rack. If you are using round-hole racks, make sure that the round-
hole rack plates are attached. For more about attaching round-hole rack plates, see Preparing
Round-Hole Rack Rails (on page 17).
The rack rail for the left-side of the rack is marked LH.
The rack rail for the right-side of the rack is marked RH.
Item
Description
1
Inner clips. Press on these clips to detach the rack rail from the rack.
2
Yellow locking piece. When engaged, locks the front of the rack rail and you cannot
detach it from the rack.
Note - Disengage the yellow locking piece before you attach the rack rails to the rack.
When this piece is engaged, you cannot insert the front of the rack rail into the rack.
To attach the rack rails to the rack:
1. From the front left-side of the rack, align the front of the left rack rail with the rack number.
The front of the rack rail is marked with the word FRONT.
Make sure that the sliding rail faces the inside of the rack.
To detach the rack rail from the rack, use your thumbs to press the inner clips and
move the rack rail away from the rack.

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2. Insert the front of the left rack rail into the rack until it clicks into place.
3. From the rear of the rack, align the rear of the rack rail with the same rack number.
The rear of the rack rail is marked with the word REAR.
4. Insert the rear of the left rack rail into the rack until it clicks into place.
5. From the rear of the rack, use a round-head screw to secure the rack rail to the rack.
6. From the front of the rack, do these steps.
a) Use a round-head screw to secure the rack rail to the rack.
b) Slide the yellow locking piece toward the front of the rack.

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This piece locks the inner clips and does not let you detach the front of the rack rail
from the rack.
7. Do steps 1 through 6 again for the right rack rail.
Installing the Appliance in the Rack
Install the appliance in the sliding rails in the rack.
Important - The appliance is heavy and it is necessary to use two people to hold and install
the appliance in the rack to prevent personal injury and damage to the appliance.
To install the appliance in the rack:
1. Set the appliance until the appliance rails are level with the rack rails.
2. Move the appliance into the rack until the sliding rails click.
The sliding rails are locked.
Removing the Appliance
Unlock the sliding rails to remove the appliance from the rack.
Important - The appliance is heavy and it is necessary to use two people to hold and install
the appliance in the rack to prevent personal injury and damage to the appliance.
Item
Description
1
Release clip
2
Rear of rack rail
To remove the appliance from the rack:
1. Move the appliance away from the rack as far as possible.
2. On the appliance rail, push the release lever and move the appliance away from the rack
rail.