User Center Getting Started Guide

Last Updated May 10, 2009

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........................................ 1 Introduction to the User Center . . . Welcome to the User Center User Center Terminology 2 Creating Your User Center Account . . . Creating your User Profile Creating your Account Profile Joining an existing account 3 Managing Your Products . . . Adding products to an account Licensing a product Upgrading a license Downloading an existing license Moving products between accounts Editing product information 4 Managing Your User Center Account . . . Updating your User Profile Requesting a new password Changing your password Changing your username Updating your Account Profile Adding new users to an account Changing a users permissions 5 Online Service & Support Tool (SST) . . . Opening a Service Request Viewing Existing Service Request Updating an Open Service Request Adding an Attachment to an Open Service Request Live Chat 6 Services and Support . . . Viewing your service and support contracts Generating Enterprise Support and Collaborative Enterprise Support Quotes Subscribing to Monthly Newsletters Accessing Downloads, Documentation and SecureKnowledge Solutions 7 Resources . . . Check Point Account Services Check Point Technical Support Check Point Education Services SofaWare Support ZoneAlarm Page 2

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1 Introduction to the User Center

Welcome to the User Center The Check Point User Center offers single sign-on management for all your Check Point needs:

Manage Accounts & Products Get Support Offers License Products Open & manage your Service Requests Access Downloads and product documentation Search Technical Knowledge Center

User Center Terminology User Center Account the entity that represents the company of the end customer. Upon the creation of an account, an Account ID is created. The Account ID is a unique indicator of the account. To view the list of your User Center Accounts, navigate to the Accounts tab, My Accounts sub tab:

Account Profile the profile created at the time an account is created which contains the company profile information. Certificate Key a unique, twelve-character, alpha-numeric string used to identify your Check Point Software products. (e.g. EDF263E3C6F3) MAC Address a unique alpha-numeric string used to identify your UTM-1, VPN-1 UTM Edge, and Safe@Office Appliances. (e.g. 00:08:DA:54:68:BC) Order Key an order key consists of two seven character alpha-numeric strings which is used when adding products to an account. Service Tag Number (STN) a unique, seven-character, alpha numeric string used to identify your Check Point Connectra and InterSpect appliances. (e.g. 542YK83) Username the unique email address of a User which is used to log into the User Center. User Profile the profile containing the users personal contact information.

2 Creating Your User Center Account

Creating your User Profile The first step in creating your User Center account is to create your User Profile. Create Your User Profile: 1. 2. 3. 4. Browse to the User Center Login page at http://usercenter.checkpoint.com Click the New Customers: Sign up Now! link Complete the User Profile form Click the Submit button

Upon creating your User Profile, a system-generated email will be sent to you. The email will contain your User Center username and temporary password.

Creating your Account Profile If you have purchased a Check Point product, and the product is not registered, it is necessary to register these products within the Check Point User Center. To do this, you will first need to create an Account Profile. Create Your Account Profile: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Log into the User Center at http://usercenter.checkpoint.com Click the Accounts tab Click the My Accounts sub-tab Click the Create Account button Complete the Account Profile form Click the Submit button

Once the account has been created, an Account Id will automatically be generated and the account will appear on My Accounts list.

Request to Access an existing account In the event your company has an existing User Center account, the Account Administrator can add you to this account through the User Center. (For directions on adding new users to an existing account, see Section 4 Adding New Users to an Existing Account.) To Request to Access an Account: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Log into the User Center at http://usercenter.checkpoint.com Click the Accounts tab Click the My Accounts sub-tab Click the Request to Access Account button Complete the required fields Click the Submit button

If you need assistance with locating your companys User Center Account, you can contact Check Point Account Services for assistance by emailing [email protected] or submitting an online request at http://www.checkpoint.com/form/contact_account.html or by calling (US) +1 972-4446600, option 5.

3 Managing Your Products

Adding products to an account In most instances, Check Point will add products to your User Center account at the time of purchase. In the event you have an unregistered product, follow the steps below to add the product to your account. To add new products: Log into the User Center at http://usercenter.checkpoint.com Click the Products tab Click the My Products sub-tab Select your account from the pull-down menu Click the Add More Products button Enter the Certificate Key, MAC Address, or Service Tag Number (STN) of your product* -or- Enter the Order Key provided by your reseller 7. Click the Submit button *Click the Add More Products button to add up to 16 products at one time. After adding the products, the User Center will confirm the products were/were not successfully added. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Licensing a product You must have License or Administrator permissions within the User Center to generate a license. Follow these steps if generating a license for the first time or relicensing a product. To license a single Certificate Key: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Log into the User Center at http://usercenter.checkpoint.com Click the Products tab Click the My Products sub-tab Select your account from the pull-down menu Select License from the Actions pull-down menu to the right of your product Complete all required fields (marked with an asterisk) Click the Activate button (if re-licensing a product, option will be Change)

To license multiple Certificate Keys: 1. Log into the User Center at http://usercenter.checkpoint.com 2. Click the Products tab 3. Click the My Products sub-tab 6

4. Select your account from the pull-down menu 5. Check the box to the left of each Certificate Key you wish to license 6. Click the License button that appears on the top, left hand corner of the products table. 7. Complete all required fields (marked with an asterisk) 8. Click the Activate button* (if re-licensing a product, option will be Change) *You will be prompted to repeat steps 7 and 8 for each product you are licensing. After licensing your product(s), a system generated email will be sent to you. You can also download the license file by clicking Get License on the License Confirmation screen.

Upgrading a license To upgrade a license from NG or NG with Application Intelligence to NGX: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Log into the User Center at http://usercenter.checkpoint.com Click the Products tab Click the My Products sub-tab Select your account from the pull-down menu Select License from the Actions pull-down menu to the right of your product Complete all required fields (select the new version from the Version pull-down menu during licensing) 7. Click the Change button*

After licensing your product(s), a system-generated email will be sent to you containing your license file. You can also download the license file by clicking Get License on the License Confirmation screen. To upgrade a license from 4.1 (or below) to NG or higher: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Log into the User Center at http://usercenter.checkpoint.com Click the Products tab Click the My Products sub-tab Select your account from the pull-down menu Click the product name (e.g. CPFW-FM-U-V41) Click the Upgrade button* Review the Upgrade Details page Click the Continue button to complete the upgrade *The Upgrade buttonwill be available only for those products at 4.1 or below and which are eligible for a version upgrade. After upgrading to NG, you will need to generate a new license to obtain the upgraded features.

Downloading an existing license You can download the most recently generated license through the User Center. To download a license file: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Log into the User Center at http://usercenter.checkpoint.com Click the Products tab Click the My Products sub-tab Select your account from the pull-down menu Select Get License File from the Actions pull-down menu to the right of your product

Moving products between accounts Only an account Administrator has the permissions necessary to move products from an account. To transfer a product, you will need both the seven digit account number and email address of a user on the account the product is to be transferred to. To move a product from your account: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Log into the User at http://usercenter.checkpoint.com Click the Products tab Click the My Products sub-tab Select the account containing the product you wish to move Check the box to the left of the product(s) you wish to move Click the Move to Account button Select the account the product is to be transferred to -or- Enter the account ID Enter the Notify to Email Address. Note that the Email Address needs to be attached to the Account ID that you are moving the product(s) to. 9. Click the Update button 10. Confirm the transfer by clicking the Approve button After moving the products, the User Center will confirm if the product was/was not transferred. In addition, system-generated confirmation emails are generated and sent to both the user performing the move, and the recipient of the new product.

Editing product information You can update the Hardware Platform and Operating System as well as add new or edit existing comments for products. To edit a products information: 1. Log into the User Center at http://usercenter.checkpoint.com 2. Click the Products tab 3. Click the My Products sub-tab 8

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Select your account from the pull-down menu Select Edit Info from the Actions pull-down menu to the right of your product Make changes as appropriate* Click the Update button to save these changes *The Edit Info page will not allow you to generate a new license. To generate a new license, select License from the Actions pull-down menu.

4 Managing Your User Center Account

Updating your User Profile To update your User Profile: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Log into the User Center at http://usercenter.checkpoint.com Click the My Profile tab Click the Update Profile button Make necessary changes* Click the Submit button to save changes *To update your email address, see the Changing your username solution below.

Requesting a new password In the event you have lost your User Center password, you can request a new password by following the directions below. To request a new password: 1. 2. 3. 4. Navigate to the User Center Login page at http://usercenter.checkpoint.com Click the Forgot Your Password? link Enter your email address Click the Get Password link

A new, system-generated password will be emailed to you.

Changing your password To change your User Center password: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Log into the User Center at http://usercenter.checkpoint.com Click the My Profile tab Click the Change Password button Enter your old password Enter your new password Confirm your new password Click the Submit button to save your changes

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Changing your username In the event your email address changes, your new email address must be added to the account as if adding a new user. Only an account Administrator has the permissions necessary to add new users to an account. To add a new username (email address): 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Log into the User Center at http://usercenter.checkpoint.com Click the Accounts tab Click the Users Administration sub-tab Select your account from the pull-down menu Click the Add User button Enter your new username (email address) Assign permissions as appropriate Click the Submit button If prompted, enter your full name and select your country from the pull-down menu 10. Click the Submit button Your new username and password will be system-generated and emailed to you.

Adding new users to an account Only an account Administrator has the permissions necessary to add new users to an account. To add a new user: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Log into the User Center at http://usercenter.checkpoint.com Click the Accounts tab Click the Users Administration sub-tab Select the account you wish to add the new user to Click the Add User button Enter the new users username (email address) Assign permissions as appropriate Click the Submit button If prompted, enter the new users full name and select their country from the pulldown menu 10. Click the Submit button If the user has an existing User Profile, a system-generated confirmation email will be sent notifying them they have been added to the account. In the event the new user does not have an existing profile, they will receive their User Center username and password in the confirmation email.

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Changing a users permissions Only an account Administrator has the permissions necessary to change a users permissions. To change a users User Center permissions: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Log into the User Center at http://usercenter.checkpoint.com Click the Accounts tab Click the Users Administration sub-tab Click the view icon to the right of the user whose rights are to be changed Make changes to the users permissions as appropriate Click the Update button to save the changes

Updating your Account Profile To update your Account Profile: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Log into the User Center at http://usercenter.checkpoint.com Click the Accounts tab Click the Account Profile sub-tab Select the account you wish to update from the pull-down menu Click the Update Account button Make the necessary changes Click the Submit button to save changes

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5 Online Service & Support Tool (SST)

Opening a Service Request To open a new Service Request: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Log into the User Center at http://usercenter.checkpoint.com Click the Support tab Click the Create Service Request sub-tab Select the account from the Select account: pull-down menu Select type of support required Follow prompts (prompts will vary depending on Support Type selected) Click the Submit button to open the Service Request

Document the Service Request number provided on the confirmation page.

Viewing Existing Service Requests You can view Service Requests opened under your username as well as Service Requests opened under your Account. To view an existing Service Request 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Log into the User Center at http://usercenter.checkpoint.com Click the Support tab Click the My Service Requests sub-tab Complete the search criteria fields Click the Go button Results will populate at the bottom of the screen

Updating an Open Service Request To update an open Service Request: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Log into the User Center at http://usercenter.checkpoint.com Click the Support tab Click the My Service Requests sub-tab Complete the search criteria fields Click the Go button Locate the Service Request you wish to update Click the Update link to the right of the Service Request you wish to update Under the Updates heading, click Update Enter your update and click the Save button

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Adding an Attachment to an Open Service Request To add an attachment to an open Service Request: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Log into the User Center at http://usercenter.checkpoint.com Click the Support tab Click the My Service Requests sub-tab Complete the search criteria fields Click the Go button Locate the Service Request you wish to update Click the Update link to the right of the Service Request you wish to update Under the Attachments heading, click Update Browse and upload your attachment

Live Chat Live Chat is available Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM through 5:00 PM CDT (UTC/GMT -6 hours) for technical and licensing questions. A valid support contract is required to use this service. 1. 2. 3. 4. Log into the User Center at http://usercenter.checkpoint.com Click the Support tab Click the Home tab Click the Live Chat button in the top right corner of the screen

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6 Services and Support

Viewing Your Support Contract Details To view your Support Contract Details: 1. Log into the User Center at http://usercenter.checkpoint.com 2. Click the Support tab 3. Click the My Support Programs sub-tab

Generating Enterprise Support and Collaborative Enterprise Support Quotes To Generate an Enterprise Support offer: 1. Log into the User Center at http://usercenter.checkpoint.com 2. Click the Quoting Tools tab 3. Click the Support Quote Tool sub-tab 4. Check the box to the left each company you would like to include the offer 5. Click the Next button 6. Select your location from the Select Region pull-down menu 7. If prompted, select the type of support contract you would like to purchase 8. Click the Next button 9. Set the start and end dates of your contract 10. Click the Next button 11. Confirm the provided details (click the Back button to make changes) 12. Enter your resellers name in the Reseller Company Name Field 13. Click the Get Detailed Offer button to request a copy of the offer

Subscribing to Monthly Newsletters To subscribe to monthly newsletter(s): 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Log into the User Center at http://usercenter.checkpoint.com Click the "My Profile" tab Click the "e-News" sub-tab Check the box to the left of the newsletter(s) you want to enroll for Click the "Submit" button to save the changes.

Check Point Release Notifications are sent as HTML e-mail so be sure your e-mail client can receive HTML e-mail, is set to automatically display images, and youve added Check Point to your Safe Senders List.

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Accessing Downloads, Documentation, and SecureKnowledge Solutions A current Check Point support contract is necessary for accessing Software Subscription Downloads. 1. 2. 3. 4. Log into the User Center Click the Support tab Click the Home sub-tab Use the search tool to locate all available downloads, documentation, forums and SecureKnowledge solutions

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7 Resources
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Check Point Account Services For assistance with Licensing, User Center, and post-sales questions. Email: [email protected] Phone: (US) +1 972-444-6600, option 5, (Intl) +972-3-6115100 Hours: 8:00 AM Monday through 6:00 PM Friday CDT (UTC/GMT -6 hours)

Check Point Technical Support Email: [email protected] Phone: (US) +1 972-444-6600, option 1 Hours: Technical Support is available 24 x 7 A current Check Point Technical Support contract is required when opening technical support requests. For details on your contract type, please review Service Level Agreement and/or Customer Agreement. Enterprise Support Service Level Agreements Collaborative Enterprise Support Customer Agreement

Check Point Education Services Email: [email protected] Training and Certification FAQ

SofaWare Support Safe@Office product support is provided by SofaWare. To contact SofaWare: Online Web Chat: http://www.sofaware.com (click Live Help button)

ZoneAlarm Support ZoneAlarm Support is provided by ZoneAlarm.

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