Check Point Preparation

The first step is to configure the Check Point ICA to allow you to create your own certificates.

Chapter Four in the CheckPoint_R62_SmartCenter_UserGuide.pdf describes the ICA Management Tool. You need to enable the ICA Management tool, create a personal certificate, and import the certifice into your web browser before you can access the ICA Management tool. The following screen shot was taken from my laptop connected to the Location-A ICA Management Tool.

Figure 1: ICA Management Tool

The ICA Management Tool is disabled by default and can be enabled from the command line of the SmartCenter Server. You must create an Administrator User object in SmartDashboard before you can enable the ICA Management Tool. Managing Users in SmartDashboard is covered in Chapter one of the CheckPoint_R62_SmartCenter_UserGuide.pdf.

Step 1

Enter a username and select a permissions profile. Enter a username that matches a user in an external RADIUS or LDAP directory if implemented.

Figure 2: Administrator Properties, General

Step 2

Enter your full name and an account expiration date.

Figure 3: Administrator Properties, Personal

Step 3

Select any groups the user should belong to.

Figure 4: Administrator Properties, Groups

Step 4

Select an Authentication Scheme and relevant settings. (Local password or RADIUS group)

Figure 5: Administrator Properties, Admin-Auth

Step 5

Click "Generate and Save" to create a certificate. The operation can only be done once. Make sure you remember the certificate password and save the certificate to a safe location. You will need the certificate if later if you upgrade your laptop.

Figure 6: Administrator Properties, Admin Certificates

Step 6

Log into the SmartCenter Server console as admin and then switch to expert mode.

Figure 7: SmartCenter Server Admin Console, Expert Mode

Step 7

The following screen shot shows the command to view the list of users allowed to connect to the ICA Management Tool followed by the command to enable the ICA Management Tool.

Figure 8: SmartCenter Server Admin Console, cpca_client

Step 8

Import the personal certificate into your web browser. In Windows you can double click the file name to launch the certificate import wizard.

Figure 9: Personal Certificate created in Step 5

Step 9

Follow the instructions in the Certificate Import Wizard.

Figure 10: Certificate Import Wizard Step 1

Figure 11: Certificate Import Wizard Step 2

Figure 12: Certificate Import Wizard Step 3

Step 10

Open a new web browser and enter the address of the ICA Management tool. Example: https://location-a.SmartCernterServer.com:18265/ Your web browser will ask you select a certificate and buy essay, custom research paper to send to the web server. Select the certificate created in Step 5 and click OK. The ICA Management Tool will load.sudoku solver

Figure 13: IE, Please Choose a Certificate