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Training Course Summary:

Check Point Security Administration NGX I (R65) is a foundation course for Check Point's flagship product, VPN-1 NGX. This course covers configuring VPN-1 NGX, and provides hands-on training managing a VPN-1 NGX installation.

Pre-Requisites:

Basic networking knowledge, knowledge of Windows Server and/or UNIX, and experience with TCP/IP and the Internet.

Who Should Attend:

Systems administrators, security managers, or network engineers who manage VPN-1/FireWall-1 gateway deployments and those who want to earn Check Point Certified Security Administrator (CCSA) NGX certification.

Training Course Overview/Content:

Show how VPN-1 NGX components and Check Point's Secure Virtual Network Architecture protect critical information assets.
• Create rules and modify the Security Policy's properties.
• Install, configure and maintain R65 SecurePlatform (SPLAT).
• Back up critical files and directories, for availability and timely recovery of Security Gateways and SmartCenter Servers
• Use advanced NGX features to minimize the information-security management burden, when working with objects and rules.
• Use NAT private IP-address allocation and unregistered internal addressing schemes, to overcome IP addressing limitations.
• Understand how to configure NGX R65 to allow VoIP traffic.
• Use monitoring tools to track, monitor and account for all connections logged.
• Protect organizations from known network attacks and entire categories of emerging or unknown attacks, using SmartDefense.
• Given a variety of Check Point QoS configurations, determine how to allocate bandwidth.
• Identify situations where Low Latency Queuing and Differentiated Services are an appropriate part of a QoS solution.
• Verify the identity of users logging in using NGX authentication schemes.
• Implement LDAP, and integrate it with NGX SmartCenter Server.
• Distribute content security to Security Gateways, screen URLs, block suspicious Web data, and enable Antivirus checks.
VPN-1/FireWall-1 architecture.
• VPN-1/FireWall-1 component deployment.
• Introduction to the NGX R65 SecurePlatform (SPLAT).
• How to protect your network with backups.
• How to define a Security Policy using SmartDashboard.
• How to administer and troubleshoot VPN-1/FireWall-1 Security Policies.
• How to configure NGX R65 for VoIP traffic.
• How to implement Network Address Translation.
• How to monitor traffic and block intruder connections.
• How to set up User Authentication in a VPN-1/FireWall-1 environment.
• Using LDAP authentication with NGX R65.
• How to configure QOS.
• How to enable SmartDefense and Content Inspection mechanisms.
• Using NGX R65 Antivirus.

Qualifications:

This course meets the requirements for the CCSA NGX certification. A separate examination (not part of the course) is available for delegates who wish to have formal certification.