To add something to Reinhard's post... in local mode you can use any IP of the firewall module, it doesn't really matter if it is an external or internal interface.
It is important for you to be clear on the fact that SmartConsole is actually just the console, which you can install on any desktop on your network, the management server on the other side, is called SmartCenter. In your case since you have your SmartCenter on a Windows machine, most likely you also have SmartConsole installed on that same system. Now, since you have been using local mode on your old Windows NG firewall module and you are planning to replace it with a new machine running NGX with different IPs then definitely you must go to the UserCenter and either keep working with local mode and change the IP to one of the new ones, or change to central mode and use the SmartCenter IP. Also, since you have been working with NG, you must upgrade that license to NGX, as they work different. Bare in mind you will need a valid software subscription for that license, otherwise the Usercencer will not allow you to do the upgrade. Regards On 10/1/07, Reinhard Stich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > hi, > > you can choose between: > > 'local license' > for every module (smartcenter, gateway1, gateway2, etc) you create > the license with an IP-address of the module. on the mgmt-server you > use the mgmt's IP, on the firewall-module you use any firewall's > > 'central license' > all licenses are defined with the managedment's IP and moved to the > gateway-modules using the "smartupdate" tool > > br > reinhard > > At 19:28 01.10.2007, you wrote: > >I have a quick, dumb, question about IP addresses and licensing. > > > >I've got an older VPN-1 gateway (version NG) running on a Windows > >host that I am upgrading to new hardware and new software. > > > >The new software will be the VPN UTM package running on > >SecurePlatform. I've got the SecurePlatform and firewall software > >installed on the new hardware, using temporary IP addresses for the > >interfaces (since I will ultimately replace the old gateway and use those > IPs). > > > >I have the SmartConsole software installed on a Windows box on the > >inside network. > > > >I thought I had read that when setting up the license in the > >CheckPoint web site, that the IP address I should use was the IP > >address of the management computer, so I used the IP of the Windows > >system running SmartConsole. I trust I made the wrong choice? > > > >My NG firewall was licensed in 'local' mode, so it's licensed > >against the external IP address. > > > >What IP address should the NGX be licensed on? Internal? > >External? What is the difference between 'local' and 'central' mode? > > > >-Rick > > > >================================================= > >To set vacation, Out-Of-Office, or away messages, > >send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >in the BODY of the email add: > >set fw-1-mailinglist nomail > >================================================= > >To unsubscribe from this mailing list, > >please see the instructions at > >http://www.checkpoint.com/services/mailing.html > >================================================= > >If you have any questions on how to change your > >subscription options, email > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >================================================= > > -- > Reinhard Stich [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Internet Security AG, 1150 Wien, Johnstrasse 29 > Tel: +43 1 3709440 RS784-RIPE Fax: +43 1 3709440-333 > > ================================================= > To set vacation, Out-Of-Office, or away messages, > send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > in the BODY of the email add: > set fw-1-mailinglist nomail > ================================================= > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, > please see the instructions at > http://www.checkpoint.com/services/mailing.html > ================================================= > If you have any questions on how to change your > subscription options, email > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ================================================= > -- Sergio Alvarez (506)8301342 ================================================= To set vacation, Out-Of-Office, or away messages, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] in the BODY of the email add: set fw-1-mailinglist nomail ================================================= To unsubscribe from this mailing list, please see the instructions at http://www.checkpoint.com/services/mailing.html ================================================= If you have any questions on how to change your subscription options, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] =================================================
