Check Point Jump Start: SMB Appliance Network Security

This course will prepare you for the SMB Jump Start exam, #156-413, at Pearson Vue. https://home.pearsonvue.com/checkpoint. The exam can be found in the Online Exam Catalog [see View Online Exams | Accreditation (un-Proctored)].

Check Point's Small and Medium Business (SMB) Appliances are high performance, integrated devices offering optional WiFi and LTE support. Standard Check Point Network Security features such as Firewall, VPN, Anti-Virus, Application Control, URL Filtering, Email Security, and SandBlast Zero-Day Protection are supported.

This course introduces you to Check Point's Small and Medium Business (SMB) network security appliances. You will learn how to deploy, configure, manage, and monitor network security policy on the SMB appliance platform. When you complete this course, you will understand the features and functionality of the current Small / Medium Business (SMB) product, as well as the procedures for installing, upgrading, and maintaining the SMB appliance.

In addition, this course will teach you how to configure and view network traffic and threat prevention log data, as well as how to monitor your SMB deployment. Other important concepts are covered, such as configuring clustering for high availability, enabling SSL inspection, and the process for enabling Virtual Private Networks for remote users and remote sites. Upon completion of this course, you will be prepared to deploy, configure, and administrate a Check Point Small/Medium Business Network Security appliance.

This course includes these modules:

1. Introduction
2. What's New
3. Standalone Deployment
4. Logging and Monitoring
5. Features and Functionality
6. Clustering
7. HTTPS-SSL Inspection
8. Central Management
9. Threat Emulation
10. Security Management Portal
11. Zero Touch and Reach My Device
12. VPN and Certificates
13. Watchtower Mobile App
14. VoIP
15. DDOS
16. Cloud Services and SD-WAN
17. API
18. Troubleshooting

Who is this course for? This course is suitable for new Check Point customers with no prior experience configuring or administrating Check Point Network Security products.