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Checkpoint Logs – Previously the Magical Smart Tracker!


The Smart Tracker lovers who prefer to have a separate window for checking logs.. you are in for a disappointment!! There is no separate Smart Tracker utility in Smart Console as Checkpoint R80.x boasts of a Unified Work pane and configuration wizard. It is handled by the “Logs and Monitoring” tab as below:









The desired traffic log can be filtered as it was done earlier: Right-click on the source / destination / Origin (Gateway) / Application. Below the filter is being applied on: Source = 198.51.100.193 and Destination = 198.51.100.193









The filter can be defined by selecting the IP address or service port as below.









Happy troubleshooting!!


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  1. jeblinOctober 28, 2019 at 8:20 PM

    Smart Tracker does still exist in R80.x0 (at least in R80.10 and .20). You will have to browse through wherever you installed SmartConsole to get to it. In the default install, Smart Tracker will be in the --> C:\Program Files (x86)\CheckPoint\SmartConsole\R80.x0\PROGRAM\ directory. It is the application called CPlgv.exe.

    I would highly recommend everyone get used to the new method though as you never know when Smart Tracker application will go away...plus there are a lot of newer/better functionality in the new interface in Logs & Monitoring tab. Once you start using the text based search box, you'll never go back to right clicking on a column header again! :).

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