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Distributed Deployment
The Check Point Security Gateway and Security Management Server products are
deployed on different computers.
Domain
A network or a collection of networks related to an entity, such as a company, business
unit or geographical location.
Domain Log Server
A Log Server for a specified Domain. It stores and processes logs from Security
Gateways that are managed by the corresponding Domain Management Server.
Acronym: DLS.
Domain Management Server
A virtual Security Management Server that manages Security Gateways for one
Domain, as part of a Multi-Domain Security Management environment. Acronym: DMS.
Downlink
See "Downlink Ports".
Downlink Ports
Interfaces on the Maestro Hyperscale Orchestrator used to connect to Check Point
Security Appliances. You use DAC cables, Fiber cables (with transceivers), or Breakout
cables to connect between the Downlink ports and Security Appliances. The Check
Point Management traffic (policy, logs, synchronization, and so on) co-exists with the
data (user) traffic on the Downlink ports. Bandwidth is guaranteed for the Check Point
Management traffic (portion of the downlink bandwidth). These ports form the system
backplane (management, data plane, synchronization).
E
Expert Mode
The name of the full command line shell that gives full system root permissions in the
Check Point Gaia operating system.
External Network
Computers and networks that are outside of the protected network.
