Check Point Remote Access VPN Reviews

Currently, as we are a company that constantly imports and exports solutions. We have needed to give our salespeople access to our executives since that part of retail is constantly on the move inside and outside our organization. This makes it somewhat necessary to figure out how everyone can access data since the information is being used and managed every day inside and outside of our institution. We have come to use the Check Point security services so that users can have the same access as we have inside when they are outside the organization.

The capacity that Check Point Remote Access VPN offers is one of the best. It has made it easier for us and the team to have great mobility inside and outside the organization. If anyone must consult the services internally, they can connect quickly and simply. The agent that allows the connection is very fast to install and very fast to configure. It has streamlined a lot of the complexity that we had faced before.

Among its most valuable features is how it quickly and easily connects everyone to the VPN service. It quickly installs an agent on the computers, so that our users do not have to worry about their mobile devices being configured. It is easy to install and can run and install as a client on devices whether the user has Mac or Windows.

In the future, if this service could be installed in a faster and simpler way (rather than having it directly connected to the appliances), that would be ideal. Today, many of the solutions are not what was needed when we had perimeter security. It would be good to have Remote Access VPN solutions for Check Point edge services.

We have been using the solution for three months.

We primarily use the solution for work from home. Our main goal is to provide users with the ability to access their workstation from anywhere in the world.

We provided remote access to more than 500 users during the pandemic. Check Point Remote Access VPN has worked smoothly as our appliance is capable of supporting 1000+ users.

We deployed a VPN client-based solution with multi-factor authentication. The compliance check feature is useful.

It is compatible with several operating systems, and it has great protection against malware.

It offers a simple configuration and setup.

We developed work-from-home policies for our organization during the pandemic due to the rise in COVID cases. As network security engineers, it's challenging for us to manage users' personal laptops and computers which are not up to date (OS, Antivirus ..etc). However, when it comes to the Check Point VPN solution, we overcame all the challenges and successfully implemented our infrastructure. Logs are helping us to monitor each user's activity. We can also isolate user laptops or PCs from the internet when its gets connected to our network.

The remote access blade is built in on the firewall, so it is easy to activate through the Smart Console.

Only the VPN client supports only the Windows and Apple Mac operating systems, which also support iOS and Android mobile platforms. The Check Point development team deserves praise for a flawless experience.

Multi-factor authentication and compliance checks help us to ensure maximum security.

VPN logs give us complete visibility and track unusual activities.

The VPN client user interface is simple and perfect.

The VPN client software is lightweight.

It's difficult to configure on Linux workstations as Check Point Remote VPN clients support only Windows and Mac devices.

The configuration of a VPN requires a distinct VPN Tab. Once the VPN blade has been activated, after activating VPN blade, we need to make some configurations in the gateway option settings and others in the VPN communities section. It would be preferable if these two things came together in one place.

Apart from this, it operates flawlessly. To improve our IT Services, we poll our users. The majority of people say how excellent the remote access VPN service is. Additionally, they stated that once connected to a VPN service, they never experience connectivity problems.

I've used the solution for more than two years.

The product offers excellent customer service and support.

Positive

We used a different solution that did not satisfy us in terms of security. As a result, we decided to deploy Check Point for enhanced security.

Before migrating to the Check Point firewall, we conducted market research and solicited feedback from my contacts who are already Check Point NGFW customers. We decided to use Check Point.

The VPN Setup and initial configuration are tricky and not straightforward. For example, you need to:

1. Do some configuration in the gateway option, then:

2. VPN Communities

It would be preferable if step 1 and step 2 were available in one place.

3- Lastly, you must apply the firewall policy

We implemented this solution ourselves.

We now have a reliable VPN solution to offer our staff, which is a significant return on investment.

This product provides a secure connection to the corporate network from anywhere and safe traffic of data regardless of the possible threats in the WAN it's connected to. It also provides secure access to company apps and controls the traffic depending on each company's policies. Through it, we create layers that control or limit data traffic for specific users. I've been trained in the product and know it's one of the most effective in the business and admit to facilitating my customers to get it from our Check Point partners.

A clear example of the positive impact this license has had in my organization was back in 2020. The software was in use since before the pandemic hit so our personnel was familiarized with the product; the transition was smooth and secure from the office to work from home. Access policies were run through the active directory applied on all kinds of end points, from cell phones, tablets, laptops, desktops - you name it. Access could be restricted by location and using network security assessments that prevented connecting to corrupted networks. 

We already use the Check Point Firewall and those are the ones the organization's employees connect to for the remote VPN and it made it really easy to activate this function as new hardware was not needed. 

The team has full visibility of the users that connect allowing them to keep control of who is in the network and what data they are allowing to come in and out. Be it if our users are at home or in the office the same policy applies to them allowing us to view the traffic within our organization.

In my organization, there aren't Linux users, however, I know it has difficulties offering secure access for customers who use this operating system. 

Also, this product has limitations with headcount addition, as there are performance limitations in each security gateway the software has. 

The ability to allow split-tunneling while still following our corporate policy should be offered. 

Some things like the compliance aspect of the VPN Client can be updated so the product stays up to speed with the ever-changing environment in software security.

For the past eight years, I've been working at a company where I was first in software security sales for three years and then five years in hardware sales. Since I have a background in security, I've been part of training and sales where Check Point products are involved. I have tested most products Check Point offers due to our partnership.

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, this solution has helped us a lot. We had to move around 6000 people so that they could work from home. It was a challenge for us, however, it was something we managed to do successfully in collaboration with other areas by providing them with a certificate created by Check Point with a .p12 extension and with the peer configuration in their VPN client. 

Now, we are integrating this solution with a 2MFA solution in order to provide better security for authentication of people as day by day the threats and new viruses are always a risk. Sometimes, people do not have that instinct of having to secure their workstations, therefore, we do it for them through the VPN connection.

Connection through VPN has helped us with the connection to corporate. This type of connection has been very useful to us since, as infrastructure personnel, we can establish a connection to our corporate to make a connection either RDP or directly to services in order to be able to carry out any work activity or review any report by the operational part in order to speed up response times. We can connect to our network equipment by SSH, RDP, or via the web, however, only when we have this type of secure connection.

One of the features that has helped us the most with our solutions has been the P2P connection through an IPsec VPN. It has allowed us to extend our infrastructure and grow with new clients. Previously, we had around 15 corporate clients. Through the COVID-19 pandemic, we have managed to grow and now have around 35 new corporate clients and more than 6 people connected by VPN. This has forced us to increase our infrastructure to be able to support all these connections and to have a stable, reliable, and, above all, scalable solution that can interconnect more clients.

We have not migrated to the R81 version and I do not doubt that it will have some improvements compared to the version we use today. 

Without a doubt and with the new trends in technology, Check Point should already have a blade with a 2MFA solution and not through some other vendor. This type of integration would undoubtedly give it a better reach and greater market with new security trends top of mind. 

I know that everything is moving to a cloud environment, however, for all those corporates that still do not trust such an environment, it would be favorable to offer a 2MFA service in a solution tested through a blade or in the cloud. 

I've used the solution for more than five years.

The remote workers were experiencing issues like disconections, no IP avaliables from the DHCP, or unable to connect because the server didnt responde to a ping, however this issue was fix after we instlalled the JHF 125 on each gateway and after the upgrade, everythig has been working OK, but before that Check Point didn´t have a fix for that manner.

Scalability is great. We have been able to grow as a corporation due in part to this type of solution.

They have been with us when we needed help. We don't have any complaints about their level of service.

Positive

We did use a different solution and we switched due to the fact that Check Point is more secure and has more features for the type of connections we need.

It was a straightforward setup.

The product was integrated with in-house personnel.

We've seen about a 40% ROI.

Check Point is an expensive solution, however, it has more features and is more secure than other options.

Ae evaluated AnyConnect and Palo Alto.

We would like them to add a 2MFA feature in the future. This is our direct request.

With this solution, we can:

1) Securely and privately access our data from anywhere with the Check Point VPN. 

2) Connect securely from any device and any asset.

3) Have 2FA enabled while connecting to the VPN in an official mail. If any person has your VPN credential, he can initiate contact for security codes to connect to the VPN.

4) Integrate our data.

5) View VPN events from the console.

6) Easily install and connect the VPN. 

7) Provide colleagues with secure and seamless remote access to the corporate network.

8) Get a full picture with complete network visibility.

The product has improved the organization by:

1) Deploying high performance. Check Point's private VPN gateways can secure our colleagues/teams working remotely with dedicated IPs and provides private resource access. It empowers our personnel to connect with relevant access permissions to access corporate resources.

2) Ensure a user of our organization aligns with traffic privacy with one of many tunneling protocols so that all transmitted data is completely encrypted. The level of security provided by Check Point ensures that only authorized connections are established, so if users are connected, they are protected.

The solution's most valuable aspects include:

1) Ease of install and ease of use.

2) 2FA Security.

3) Seamless access.

4) Integration with our data.

5) The ability to view VPN events from the console.

6) The ability to manage all our devices from one platform and easily secure and segment their access to resources. 

7) Providing authorized least privileged access for all devices.

8) The ability for our entire global organization to work more securely and to allow us to deploy private and dedicated networks in more than one location.

9) The level of security provided by Check Point. It ensures that only authorized connections are established, so if users are connected, then they are protected.

This is the best version we are using, however, if some changes can be made in the next release, I'd like to see adjustments to the time period and internet connectivity. 

For example, when my internet is not working properly, then the VPN disconnects all of sudden and if I want to connect again, I need to do so with credentials and 2FA. In the next release, if the product could program in a hold time then disconnect the VPN due to the internet's fluctuation, that would be ideal as it would improve the way we can monitor our network visibility.

I've been using Check Point Remote access VPN from a Client perspective for eight months.

It is perfectly stable as far as the VPN is concerned because when I used the older version(R.77) of checkpoint Remote VPN then that time there was points of stablility concern but after the upgradation checkpoint VPN(R.80) perfectly worked on stability part and now it is stable for windows and MAC OS.

The solution offers high scalability as far as adding more users. I don't see that as being an issue.

We have 330-350 users in our company who are using the Check Point VPN.

Technical support is good and helpful when needed. Whenever I was stuck, I was able to get a solution. This was provided by the Check Point TAC support and services team and they were helpful.

Positive

I used Forticlient VPN also. However, the Forticlient VPN had no visibility on traffic and we required better security for our organization.

The product is easy to download, set up, and configure. The official site documentation is pretty good and helps you to understand the process in order to get the VPN connected.

I implemented it myself both in-house as well as for our client.

In terms of the cost:

1) It's easy to set up and download from the official Check Point site.

2) It's easy to connect the VPN by putting in the gateway address, credentials, and the 2FA. 

3) I don't know about exact pricing as it's not a part of my job. I'm a technical person. Our sales team knows all the pricing and licensing details.

I did not really look at other options. My first experience was with Forticlient, however, I wanted more security so I chose the Check Point VPN solution and I'm happy with using it. 

The company needs a tool that will provide users with the ability to connect from external addresses and that is where Check Point Endpoint Remote Access VPN services were contracted, which allows users to connect to our firewall. We also have Check Point firewalls in the cloud, to which people can also connect. They can then access the resources in our on-premises environment that they need to access, such as their computers, the Intranet, Salesforce, or our production applications, and have a 100% secure connection.

Check Point Remote Access VPN has helped us that our users and providers can connect to our network in a safe and efficient way, with the pandemic most of our collaborators worked from home with this tool we were able to solve those connections and maintain the security of the company through policies and rules and managed to make everyone connect in an easy way, the solution has allowed us to eliminate the local VPN solution and eliminate the firewalls of the data center. The solution implemented in the cloud allows us to easily scale in cases of user increase

Check Point Remote Access VPN has helped us in that our users and providers can connect to our network in a safe and efficient way. With the pandemic, most of our collaborators worked from home with this tool we were able to solve those connections and maintain the security of the company through policies and rules and managed to make everyone connect in an easy way. The solution has allowed us to eliminate the local VPN solution and eliminate the firewalls of the data center. The solution implemented in the cloud allows us to easily scale in cases of user increase

One of the parts where the improvement of Check Point Remote Access VPN can be forced is in the compliance analysis. Sometimes it causes the consumption of machine resources, and also improves the scanning since they consume many resources in the clients' machines.

Another point to improve is to program a timeout if the VPN is disconnected due to an internet problem. One complication that we found is that the Linux machines do not have a complete client to do the installation and that has not delayed a bit with our users who use this type of operating system

This solution has been used for approximately Three years in the company.

It's very stable in terms of downtime. The performance is very impressive.

The solution can be easily scaled by adding a security gateway and general security and is very robust.

On some occasions, we have had problems. Sometimes it takes a long time to resolve a case while on other occasions they resolve very quickly.

Positive

There was no type of tool that would supply these qualities.

The configuration was very simple. The application is a very user-friendly tool apart from training and courses for implementation.

A Check Point engineer who had a lot of experience in his work helped us with the implementation.

Mainly, it offers stability and detects behaviors, and gives users (and administrators) a level of trust as they go about their daily work. It introduces a lot of granularity to our policies.

Another feature that has been helpful is the sandbox feature. Many companies offer this type of thing now, however, Check Point has been offering it for quite some time.

Check Point manages to provide good cost in its products and it is worth making the investment since this solution can prevent a collapse in the organization.

Check Point was always our first option with this type of solution since many security teams are from Check Point.

One of the main aspects of importance in a company is the security of the computer platforms. When making an investment with these tools you are taking care of an important patrimony that will double your profits.

The tool is easy to configure and use. We integrated it with Active Directory to manage user authentication. It's intuitive and transparent, making it simple for users to use. It connects automatically to the VPN whenever users turn on the laptop. The product is efficient and offers centralized control. 

The main area for improvement is pricing. Another area could be integrating MFA authentication directly into the solution instead of using separate benchmark tools for implementation.

Nearly all of the company's 700 users used the solution during the COVID-19 emergency.

I rate the tool's ease of deployment an eight out of ten. Integrating the solution with the firewall is easy. Implementing a new user typically takes only five to ten minutes. You create the user in the firewall, install the client, and configure the username, making it ready to use.

Maintaining the solution is my responsibility. However, managing the firewall and VPN involves only two or three people. If you consider the entire security area, there are more people involved.

The product is expensive. I rate its pricing a ten out of ten. For the cost of one product, we could purchase two or three Fortinet solutions with the same amount of money.

Our previous company used this product because it's an excellent solution in the cybersecurity community. It was particularly important in Peru, where we had a strong presence in major companies. We selected the solution and used it for approximately ten years. Even after I left the company, they continued using it because of its importance in Peru and its presence in significant companies.

Fortinet may have gained more presence in recent years than Check Point Remote Access VPN, likely due to its lower cost. However, during my time at the company, we continued to use it. The company may consider migrating to other solutions primarily for cost reasons, as Fortinet is cheaper. However, this decision might not be based on technical superiority but on price considerations.

I rate the product a ten out of ten. You can use it if you can afford the pricing. 

We use the solution for our customers. Whenever the users work from home, they connect to the solution and are redirected to their network. It is very simple. They install the client, and the client makes a tunnel to the product. Once they are connected, they can enter into the network.

The policies are easy to use. Once we are connected, the entire infrastructure is safe, irrespective of the device we are using. There is no need to worry about safety. It's a secure tunnel that helps us access the network. It is a very useful feature. We can access the internal resources once we are connected to a VPN. We need not be in the office. The solution performs well.

The product’s architecture is a bit distributed. It should consolidate the architecture to make everything available on a single dashboard.

I have been using the solution for two and a half years.

The tool is stable.

The tool is scalable. We may need to opt for higher boxes. We work with enterprise customers.

The technical support is hardly good. The support team must improve its response time. It should also improve follow-ups through email.

Neutral

I have worked with Sophos and Array Networks. Check Point’s stability is better compared to other tools. I have frequently faced disconnection and other issues with other products.

The initial setup is not easy. We need to be skilled in Check Point to install the solution. The time taken for deployment depends upon the number of boxes we install. If we install one or two boxes, one or two weeks is sufficient.

Our customer needed to install more than 100 boxes in every region. It takes months to deploy the product at that scale. We need a team of 20 people to implement the tool for an enterprise. Once the installation is done, maintenance is easy. The product runs smoothly.

I recommend the solution to every vendor with Check Point as a firewall because it has great stability and security. We can terminate our VPN services to the same box if we're already using Check Point VPN. Overall, I rate the product a nine out of ten.

We primarily use the solution as a VPN for connection purposes. It helps us connect to corporate. 

It is easy to use and easy to set up. The setup is very fast.

The security is pretty good. 

It is stable most of the time.

It's becoming old-fashioned and slightly out of date. We're moving towards DNS.

We have noted some stability issues. 

I've used the solution for more than a year at this point. The company has maybe used it longer. 

The stability is very good. I'd rate it nine out of ten. It could be a bit better. It might now work with all programs. 

The solution is scalable. We have 80 or 90 users on the product.

It is not extensively used. 

We do not need to use technical support. We are technical ourselves and can handle issues. 

I've used Palo Alto and Sophos, among other solutions. I've used a few different solutions. 

The initial setup is very fast and straightforward. It only takes about five to ten minutes. 

You simply set up your firewall and handle settings and then send links to your IT team that can connect them.

We were able to manage the setup in-house. We did not use a consultant or integrator. 

I have not witnessed any ROI. 

The license is renewed yearly. I'm not sure of the exact price or if it is expensive. 

I'd rate the solution nine out of ten. 

I would advise companies to make sure the configuration is correct on the firewall.

The remote VPN enables us to connect our devices under a controlled network infrastructure. It protects the channels for transferring data and confidential information. 

It connects our managers with remote employees to enhance efficiency in the implementation of projects and tasks. Check Point Remote Access VPN blocks unauthorized access to our computing devices. 

It is easy to install and use this VPN for any new user. It keeps all the teams under the same collaboration and networking channel safe. Information encryption secures end-to-end conversation among teams.

I have experienced the most benefits while using this product in the organization. 

It keeps us safe when browsing the internet and when sharing confidential information with our colleagues. 

When working on joint projects and tasks this product prevents external cyber attacks from attacking our privacy. 

Teams operating from remote areas can customize the location features and set suitable IP addresses that serve them well. 

The speed and reliability enable us to achieve the set targets and initiate trade-offs.

It has a simple user interface that is easy to operate and set up. 

The customer support staff provides 24/7 customer support services that enhance effective service delivery. 

The premium version provides the most advanced services that are always effective. 

The cost of maintenance and privacy policies suits our daily demands. 

It is compatible with most devices and can easily integrate with most applications in the organization. 

There is no apparent IP leak and it connects firmly without disconnecting.

This version has comprehensive features that provide reliable services based on the organization's requirements. 

Sometimes the application slows down the computing device, and this affects workflows. 

Most modern VPNs offer more features that are more powerful as compared to the ones set up in this system. 

The focus of the next release should be on the compatibility and speed of this platform so that it can easily compete with other products.

It should be customized to accept more languages and more locations.

I've used the solution for 14 months.

The operations and stability have been firm and reliable.

This is great and scalable product.

The customer support staff offers great services.

Positive

I have not worked with different solutions.

The initial setup was straightforward.

The implementation took place through the vendor.

There is increased ROI from its reliable performance.

It is cost-effective.

I have only had experience with this VPN.

The performance has been good and I recommend it to other business enterprises.