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VPN Integration
Although FloodGate-1
can be implemented standalone, it is typically deployed as an
integrated component of Check Point’s VPN-1 product family.
The combination of FloodGate-1 and VPN-1 ensures optimal performance
for mission critical VPN traffic by prioritizing packets prior
to encryption. QoS is a requirement for any VPN deployment where
performance is important and where there is the possibility
of congestion on the Internet link.
The integrated solution layers
firewall, VPN and QoS functionality on top of Check Point’s
underlying three-tier architecture. As a result, Check Point
customers can easily extend a Firewall-1 or VPN-1 deployment
to include QoS, without the complexities associated with managing
multiple discrete function devices.
Integrated
Policy Editor
Check Point combines QoS, security, VPN, and Network Address
Translation (NAT), policy editors into a single integrated application.
Each policy leverages shared network objects and each leverages
the same management metaphors. As a result, it is a simple task
to extend a firewall policy to include VPN and QoS policies.
There is no need to support multiple management interfaces for
multiple discrete function devices distributed across the enterprise.
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Common Network Objects and User Groups
All policies share the
same user defined network objects and user groups making it
easy to extend an existing firewall or VPN policy to include
QoS.
Integrated Logging and Reporting
FloodGate-1 log entries
are integrated into VPN and firewall log files simplifying the
task of tracking and responding to all network events.
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