To see the latest firmware release, refer to sk97766.
Overview
Check Point's QUANTUM SPARK security appliances are high performance, integrated devices offering firewall, VPN, antivirus, application visibility and control, URL filtering, email security and SandBlast Zero-Day Protection, all in a 1U form factor that is simple to configure and manage.
QUANTUM SPARK 1600 and 1800 were designed for medium size business supporting up to 500 employees, and as such, they offer strong performance, high port capacity, 10 GbE network interface, and 2.5GbE LAN, all of which make these appliances ideal for larger branch and SMBs.
Hardware
QUANTUM SPARK 1600 and 1800
Quantum SPARK 1600 and 1800 security appliances deliver enterprise-grade security in simple, affordable, all-in-one security solutions in a 1U Rack Unit (RU) form factor to protect small to mid-size business employees.
The 1600 has 1GbE copper or fiber options for the WAN and DMZ, and sixteen 1GbE copper ports on the LAN. The 1800 has 2 x 1GbE copper or fiber options for the WAN and WAN-B, and an additional DMZ - 10GbE Fiber or 5GbE copper; on the LAN side, the 1800 also has sixteen 1GbE copper LAN ports and an additional two 2.5GbE copper LAN ports.
Both the 1600 and the 1800 support Flexi-Port (Each LAN port can be used as a WAN port).
What's New
1600 - Network Interfaces
LAN: 16x1GbE
WAN: 1x1GbE / SFP port
DMZ: 1x1GbE / SFP port
1800 Network Interfaces
LAN: 16x1GbE
LAN: 2x2.5GbE
WAN: 1x1GbE / SFP port
WAN-B: 1x1GbE / SFP port (future support)
DMZ: 10x1GbE / SFP port
Management Port 1GbE (future support)
Console Ports
USB Type-C console
RJ45
Dual USB 3.0 Ports
SD Card Slot
SSD Storage – on the 1800 model
Power Redundancy – on the1800 model
Fan Cooled
Operating Temperature – 0-40 degree Celsius
Software
The 1600 and 1800 run GAIA EMBEDDED code, which is R80 aligned. As such, they are fast and easy to install. You can set them up in minutes using pre-defined security policies and a step-by-step configuration wizard, or by using Zero-touch Deployment, which enables managed service providers to provision security efficiently for small and medium-size businesses.
Comprehensive Protection
Next Generation Firewall
Site-to-Site VPN
Remote Access VPN
Application Control and Web Filtering
Intrusion Prevention
Anti-Virus
Anti-Bot
Anti-Spam
SandBlast Threat Emulation (sandboxing)
Device Recognition
Remote access Two factors authentication
Email Inspection
Updatable objects
Management
1600 and 1800 Security Gateways are conveniently managed locally via a Web interface (offering simple and intuitive management and configuration), and centrally by Cloud-hosted SMP (Security Management Portal) which can scale to manage over 10,000 Check Point SMB Appliances. The Gateways can also be managed centrally by Check Point's central management solutions: SmartConsole, MDM, and LSM.
Performance
Performance (Mbps)
1600
1800
Threat Prevention
1,500
2,000
Next Generation Firewall
3,200
5,000
IPS Throughput
3,500
5,500
Firewall Throughput
4,800
7,500
Connections per Second
55,000
66,000
Concurrent Connections
2,400,000
2,400,000
Software Enhancements
The 1600 and 1800 Appliances are R80 code aligned, increasing performance and bringing cutting edge enterprise grade security to your small and medium size business.
Here are some of the latest features, which were introduced for the 1500/1600/1800 QUANTUM SPARK Family.
Locally Managed Enhancements
New Threat Prevention blade control: Unified Threat Prevention policy, easy and intuitive to set and control
New SSL inspection enforcement: Simultaneously support light SSL and Full SSL inspection
Improved High Availability mechanism
VPN Two-Factor Authentication
Geo Protection via updatable objects
TLS Inspection and categorization (SNI support)
SMP Cluster Management
Security checkups
WatchTower application enhanced features
Centrally Managed Enhancements
Policy layers and sub-policy support for centrally managed mode
Unified access policy support for centrally managed mode (Firewall, Application Control, and URL Filtering)
