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Course: Check Point VPN-1 VSX NGX

Length

3 days* (recommended)

Prerequisites

Check Point Security Administration NGX I Rev 1.1, Check Point Security Administration NGX II Rev 1.1, Check Point Provider-1 NGX, or equivalent knowledge and experience

Take this class if

  • You are a systems administrator, security manager, or network engineer implementing VSX in an enterprise environment
  • You are challenging exam #156-816 as part of the Check Point Certified Managed Security Expert NGX Plus VSX (CCMSE NGX Plus VSX) certification

 

This course will provide you with an understanding of key concepts and skills necessary to effectively configure and deploy VPN-1 VSX, to manage multiple customer sites. This course provides hands-on training for installing VSX on SecurePlatform. You will configure Security Policies for multiple remote firewalls, using the Provider-1 NGX Multi-Domain GUI (MDG). You will also learn about managing multiple firewall-secured environments, and using Virtual Systems and Virtual Routers in a VSX configuration. You will understand how to perform advanced configuration tasks, such as establishing redundant VSX Gateways for High Availability functions.

You will learn

  • Describing the VSX architecture
  • Describing installation requirements for VSX components
  • Successfully installing VSX
  • Identifying features and functions of VSX
  • Demonstrating VSX Gateway deployment in a VLAN environment
  • Demonstrating VSX Gateway High Availability deployment

Exercises

  • Installing Provider-1 NGX for VSX on a SecurePlatform machine
  • Installing the Provider-1 NGX MDG on Windows
  • Configuring the Admin CMA
  • Installing the VSX Gateway on SecurePlatform
  • Configuring the external VR
  • Managing Virtual Systems
  • Configuring unique Policies for multiple Virtual Systems
  • Implementing a Virtual Switch
  • Implementing VSX Gateway HA