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Configuring Gauntlet VPN & Checkpoint's Firewall-1 Ver 4

 PRODUCT: Gauntlet NT               AFFECTED VERSION (S): 5.5

Creation:04/10/2000

SUMMARY 

This document illustrates the step by step VPN ( Virtual Private Network ) Tunnel configuration between  Checkpoint Firewall1 and  Gauntlet 5.5.

Gauntlet Systems  Requirement
Configure Gauntlet5.5 
Checkpoint System Requirement
Configure Checkpoint Firewall1 v4.1 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There are minimum system requirements that must be met  to install and use Gauntlet, Which includes virtual Private Network ( VPN. The Minimum system requirements are as follows:

Gauntlet VPN ( v5.5, Sp1 & Hotfix A)
System Requirements
Operating systems Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 (SP6a)
Disk space 512 Mb
233 MHz Pentium II Processor   128 Mb Ram 
At Leat Two Network interface Cards  Fast Ethernet
CD-ROM Drive for Installation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Configure Gauntlet 

Start, Gauntlet Firewall Manager Then click VPN Tab and click Add Link As shown in the below attached Screen Shot.

   

 

Security Gateway should be the Other Firewall, In our Scenario Firewall1 ( 161.69.56.XX ) and  the IP Address field  reffers to the Trusted Network of the Other side of the Firewall.( 192.168.1.X ) 

 

Fill in the Phase I SA Fields:-

Encryption  : Triple DES, Hash : MD5 , Authentication Pre-shared Secret, Phase I LIfetime: 480 ( Min ) , DH Group ( 1024 Bit )

Fill in the Phase I I SA Fields:-

Encryption  : Triple DES,  Authentication  HMAC MD5, PFS: OFF, Phase I I Lifetime 480 ( Min ).

Click  < Finish > and Complete setting up the Link at Gauntlet Side. it should look like below attached Screen Shot.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Checkpoint System Requirement

Check Point FireWall-1 (v4.1, SP 1) 

System Requirements
Operating systems Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 (SP3 & SP4)
Disk space 40mb
G U I  Client 32mb
Network interface Fast Ethernet

For More detailed System Requirements, Please follow the below link and check out at their website. 

http://www.checkpoint.com/products/firewall-1/sysrequire.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configure Checkpoint 

Step 1

Run, Security Policy GUI Program. Then Select, Manage -> Network Objects... Click New ( Workstation )

 

Define the Interface and Network For Spoofing Protection.

 

 Add a network Object for the private network which is behind Checkpoint Firewall1

 Select, Manage -> Network Objects... Click New ( Network )

Set  the ISAKMP Properties of Chekcpoint Firewall1

Define the Private network,which should use the ISAKMP/OAKLEY Encryption

Configure a New Workstation Object for Gauntlet 5.5 in Checkpoint.

2. Add a Network Object for the private network which is behind Gauntlet Firewall1

 

 

The Final network Objects should look like Below. 

 

Add a rule which will allow both the respective private networks to communicate over Encryption. The final rule should look this.

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