Check Point 5000 Series - Terminology

Introduction
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Item Description
Cables and Adapters x 1 power cable for 5200 and 5400
x 1 or 2 power cables for 5600 and 5800 appliances (2
cables are supplied if an optional dual redundant
hot-swappable power supply is purchased)
x Power cable restraints
x 1 standard RJ-45 network cable
x 1 RJ-45 to DB9 serial console cable
x 1 miniUSB to USB serial console cable
x 1 RJ-45 loopback adapter
Documentation x Getting Started Guide
x Quick Start Guide
x Image Management Guide
x Rack Mounting Guide
x User license agreement
Terminology
The following terms are used in this guide:
x Gateway: The security engine that enforces the organization’s security policy and
acts as a security enforcement point.
x Security Policy: The policy created by the system administrator that regulates the
flow of incoming and outgoing communication.
x Security Management Server: The server used by the system administrator to
manage the security policy. The organization’s databases and security policies are
stored on the Security Management Server and downloaded to the gateway.
x SmartConsole: GUI applications that are used to manage various aspects of
security policy enforcement. For example, SmartView Tracker is a SmartConsole
application that manages logs.