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This example will show you how to create a certificate based VPN between 2 Check Point firewalls which are managed via different Smart Centre Servers.
\nPlease note that simplified mode VPN was used along with the Check Point version being R65.<\/p>\n

Site A<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Create VPN Community <\/em><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Within your Gateway Object add you local domain to “Topology | VPN Domain | Manually Defined<\/strong>“<\/li>\n
  2. Within Network Objects create a Externally Managed VPN gateway (For Site B) and add its local domain.<\/li>\n
  3. Goto the VPN communities Tab and Right Click “Site To Site<\/strong>” and select “New<\/strong>” then “Mesh<\/strong>“.<\/li>\n
  4. Give your Community a name<\/li>\n
  5. Select “Accept all encrypted traffic<\/strong>“<\/li>\n
  6. Within Participates add your Gateways.<\/li>\n
  7. Click Ok.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Export the Certificate<\/em><\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Within the Servers and OPSEC applications tab right click “Servers > Trusted CAs > Internal CA<\/strong>” and select “New > CA > Trusted > New CA > Trusted.<\/strong>“<\/li>\n
    2. Enter a name for your Certificate (such as VPN-CERT)<\/li>\n
    3. Under the Certificate Authority Type choose “External Check Point CA<\/strong>“<\/li>\n
    4. Click the External Check Point CA tab and select “Save As<\/strong>“.<\/li>\n
    5. Save the Certificate<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Site B<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

      Create VPN Community <\/em><\/p>\n

        \n
      1. Within your Gateway Object add you local domain to “Topology | VPN Domain | Manually Defined<\/strong>“.<\/li>\n
      2. Within Network Objects create a Externally Managed VPN gateway (For Site A) and add its local domain.<\/li>\n
      3. Goto the VPN communities Tab and Right Click “Site To Site<\/strong>” and select “New<\/strong>” then “Mesh<\/strong>“.<\/li>\n
      4. Give your Community a name<\/li>\n
      5. Select “Accept all encrypted traffic<\/strong>“<\/li>\n
      6. Within Participates add your Gateways.<\/li>\n
      7. Click Ok.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Import the Certificate<\/em><\/p>\n

          \n
        1. Within the Servers and OPSEC applications tab right click Servers and select “New > CA > Trusted<\/strong>“<\/li>\n
        2. Enter a name such as VPN-CERT.<\/li>\n
        3. Under the Certificate Authority Type choose “External Check Point CA<\/strong>“.<\/li>\n
        4. Click the External Check Point CA tab and select “Get<\/strong>“.<\/li>\n
        5. Import the previously saved certificate from Site A.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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