Check Point 4800 Appliance
Enterprise-grade security appliance (623 SPU/11Gbps)— great multi-blade performance and 10Gb Fiber connectivity options

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 4800 Appliance

The Check Point 4800 Appliance offers a complete and consolidated security solution, with leading performance in a 1U form factor. In addition to eight onboard 1 Gigabit copper Ethernet ports, the 4800 also comes with an available expansion slot which provides the option to add four or eight 1 Gigabit copper Ethernet ports, two or four 1 Gigabit fiber Ethernet ports or two 10 Gigabit fiber Ethernet ports.

With 623 SecurityPower Units, the 4800 Appliance offers superior performance for its price range with a firewall throughput of 11 Gbps and IPS throughput of 6 Gbps.

Key Features

• 623 SecurityPower™
• 11 Gbps of firewall throughput
• 6 Gbps of IPS throughput
• Up to 16 10/100/1000Base-T ports
• Up to 4 1GbE or 2 10GbE Fiber ports
• Optional Lights-Out-Management (LOM)

Key Benefits

• Mid-size, enterprise-grade appliance optimized for multiple Software Blades performance
• Delivers everything you need to secure your network in one appliance
• Simplifies administration with a single integrated management console
• Ensures data security by securing remote access and site-to-site communications
• Provides comprehensive security and protects against emerging threats with Extensible Software Blade Architecture

Gateway Software Blades
	4807	4808	4810
Firewall
IPsec VPN
Mobile Access (5 users)
Advanced Networking & Clustering
Identity Awareness
IPS
Application Control
Data Loss Prevention	*		*
URL Filtering	*	*
Antivirus & Anti-malware	*	*
Anti-spam	*	*

* 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.

All-inclusive Security Solution
The Check Point 4800 Appliance offers a complete and consolidated security solution in a compact 1U chassis based on the Check Point Software Blade Architecture. Available with 3 software packages of 7, 8 and 10 Blades, the platform provides up-to-date and extensible security protection.

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.

Remote Access Connectivity for Mobile Devices
Each appliance arrives with mobile access connectivity for 5 users, using the Mobile Access Blade. This license enables secure remote access to corporate resources from a wide variety of devices including smartphones, tablets, PCs, Mac and Linux

Remote Platform Management and Monitoring
A LOM option is also available, providing out-of-band remote management to remotely diagnose, start, restart and manage the appliance from a remote location. Administrators can also use the LOM web interface to remotely install an OS image from an ISO file.

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 4800 Appliance Datasheet (PDF).

Download the Check Point Appliance Comparison Chart (PDF).

Download the Check Point New Appliances Brochure (PDF).