Citrix SD-WAN

Check Point firewall integration the on SD-WAN 1100 platform

Citrix SD-WAN supports hosting Check Point Quantum Edge on the SD-WAN 1100 platform.

The Check Point Quantum Edge runs as a virtual machine on the SD-WAN 1100 SE platform. The firewall virtual machine is integrated in Bridge mode with two data virtual interfaces connected to it. Required traffic can be redirected to the firewall virtual machine by configuring policies on SD-WAN.

For information on how to provision the firewall virtual machine through SD-WAN Orchestrator service, see Hosted firewalls.

Note

From Citrix SD-WAN 11.3.1 onwards, the Check Point VM version 80.20 and above are supported for provisioning VM on new sites.

Benefits

The following are the primary goals or benefits of Check Point integration on the SD-WAN 1100 platform:

  • Branch device consolidation: A single appliance that does both SD-WAN and advanced security

  • Branch office security with on-prem NGFW (Next Generation Firewall) to protect LAN-to-LAN, LAN-to-Internet, and Internet-to-LAN traffic

Firewall virtual machine provisioning through SD-WAN appliance GUI

On SD-WAN platform, provision and boot up the hosted virtual machine. Perform the following steps for provisioning:

  1. From the Citrix SD-WAN GUI, navigate to Configuration > Appliance Settings > select Hosted Firewall.

  2. Upload the software image:

    • Select the Software Images tab. Select the Vendor Name as Check Point.
    • Choose the software image file.
    • Click Upload.

    Software image upload in SD-WAN

    Note

    Maximum of two images can be uploaded. Uploading of the Check Point virtual machine image might take longer time depending on the bandwidth availability.

    You can see a status bar to track the upload process. The file detail reflects, once the image is uploaded successfully. The image that is used for provisioning cannot be deleted. Do not perform any action or go back to any other page until the image file shows 100% uploaded.

  3. For provisioning, select Hosted Firewall tab > click Provision button.

    Check Point provisioning in SD-WAN

  4. Provide the following details for provisioning.

    • Vendor Name: Select the Vendor Name as Check Point.
    • Virtual Machine Model: The virtual machine model is auto filled as Edge.
    • Image File Name: The image file name is auto-populated.
    • Check Point Management Server IP Address/Domain: Provide the check point management server IP address/domain.
    • SIC Key: Provide the SIC key (Optional). SIC creates trusted connections between Check Point components. Click Apply.

    Check Point provisioning detail

  5. Click Refresh to get the latest status. After the Check Point virtual machine is completely bootup, it will reflect on the SD-WAN UI with the operations Log detail.

    Check Point operational log

    • Admin State: Indicates if the virtual machine is up or down.
    • Processing State: Datapath processing state of the virtual machine.
    • Packet Sent: Packets sent from SD-WAN to the security virtual machine.
    • Packet Received: Packets received by SD-WAN from the security virtual machine.
    • Packet Dropped: Packets dropped by SD-WAN (for example, when the security virtual machine is down).
    • Device Access: Click the link to get the GUI access to the security virtual machine.

You can Start, Shutdown, and Deprovision the virtual machine as needed. Use Click Here option to access the Check Point virtual machine GUI or use your management IP along with 4100 port (management IP: 4100).

Note

Always use incognito mode to access the Check Point GUI.

While all the network configuration is up and running mode, you can monitor the connection under Monitoring > Firewall > Filter Policies.

Filter policy

Check Point firewall integration the on SD-WAN 1100 platform