Check Point 12200 Appliance
Datacenter-grade security appliance (750 SPU/15Gbps) with optional redundancy

Overview:

Today the enterprise gateway is more than a firewall. It is a security device presented with an ever-increasing number of sophisticated threats. As an enterprise security gateway it must use multiple technologies to control network access, detect sophisticated attacks and provide additional security capabilities like data loss prevention and protection from web-based threats. The proliferation of mobile devices like smartphones and Tablets and new streaming, social networking and P2P applications requires a higher connection capacity and new application control technologies. Finally, the shift towards enterprise private and public cloud services, in all its variations, changes the company borders and requires enhanced capacity and additional security solutions.

Check Point's new appliances combine fast networking technologies with high performance multi-core capabilities—providing the highest level of security without compromising on network speeds to keep your data, network and employees secure. Optimized for the Software Blades Architecture, each appliance is capable of running any combination of Software Blades—providing the flexibility and the precise level of security for any business at every network location by consolidating multiple security technologies into a single integrated solution.

Each Check Point Appliance supports the Check Point 3D security vision of combining policies, people and enforcement for unbeatable protection and is optimized for enabling any combination of the following Software Blades: (1) Firewall, (2) VPN, (3) IPS, (4) Application Control, (5) Mobile Access, (6) DLP, (7) URL Filtering, (8) Antivirus, (9) Anti-spam, (10) Identity Awareness and (11) Advanced Networking & Clustering.

Check Point 12200 Appliance

The Check Point 12200 Appliance is a datacenter-grade platform ideally suited for securing advanced internal networks and large networks as a perimeter gateway. Its Multi-core security technology and high port density provide superior price performance on key investment criteria such as price-per-port and price-per-GB, all in a one rack unit (1RU) security appliance.

The 12200 Appliance's flexible modular interface design supports 8 onboard 1 Gigabit copper Ethernet ports and with one expansion slot, an additional 4 or 8 1 Gigabit copper Ethernet ports, 2 or 4 1 Gigabit fiber Ethernet ports or 2 or 4 10 Gigiabit fiber Ethernet ports.

With 750 SPU units, the 12200 Appliance offers superior performance for its class of appliances with a firewall throughput of 15 Gbps and IPS throughput of 8 Gbps.

Key Features

• 750 SecurityPower™
• 15 Gbps of firewall throughput
• 8 Gbps of IPS throughput
• High port density with up to 16 ports
• Optional power supplies and HDD
• Optional NICs and LOM

Key Benefits

• Datacenter-grade appliance optimized for multiple Software Blades performance
• All-inclusive security appliance
• Simplifies administration with a single integrated management console
• Extensible Software Blade Architecture
• Ensures data security for remote access and site-to-site communications

Gateway Software Blades
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Firewall
VPN
Identity Awareness
IPS
Application Control
Mobile Access (5 users)
Advanced Networking & Clustering
Data Loss Prevention	*		*
URL Filtering	*	*
Antivirus & Anti-malware	*	*
Anti-spam	*	*
Web Security	*	*	*

* Optional

Key Features:

SecurityPower
Until today security appliance selection has been based upon selecting specific performance measurements for each security function, usually under optimal lab testing conditions and using a security policy that has one rule. Today customers can select security appliances by their SecurityPower™ ratings which are based on real-world customer traffic, multiple security functions and a typical security policy.

SecurityPower is a new benchmark that measures the capability and capacity of an appliance to perform multiple advanced security functions (Software Blades) such as IPS, DLP and Application Control in real world traffic conditions. This provides an effective metric to better predict the current and future behavior of appliances under security attacks and in day-to-day operations. Customer SecurityPower Unit (SPU) requirements, determined using the Check Point Appliance Selection Tool, can be matched to the SPU ratings of Check Point Appliances to select the right appliance for their specific requirements.

Business Continuity, Reliability and Extensibility
The Check Point 12200 appliance delivers business continuity and serviceability through features such as hot-swappable redundant power supplies, hot-swappable redundant hard disk drives (RAID) and an advanced LOM card for out-of-band management. Combined together, these features ensure a greater degree of business continuity and serviceability when these appliances are deployed in customer's networks.

Integrated Security Management
The appliance can either be managed locally with its available integrated security management or via central unified management. Using local management, the appliance can manage itself and one adjacent appliance for high availability purposes.

Product Comparison:

2012 Appliances Appliance Comparison Chart

¹ With acceleration card in 2012
² With software upgrade in 2012
³ Not including Security Switch Module Management Ports
⁴ Maximum of 256 VLANs per Interface
⁵ Per Security Gateway Module
⁶ Includes 5 AC PSUs or 2 DC PSUs

Technical Specifications:

¹Available in Q1 2012
² SecurityPower: A metric to measure appliance performance based on real
world traffic given the deployed software blades. Find the right appliance
for your performance and security needs.
³ With software upgrade available in 2012

Documentation:

Download the Check Point 12200 Appliance Datasheet (PDF).

Download the Check Point Appliance Comparison Chart (PDF).

Download the Check Point New Appliances Brochure (PDF).