Check Point Remote Access VPN Reviews

Remote Access VPN helps my team to connect our devices remotely without any limitations. It is easy to establish a secure connection among teams and connect efficiently with maximum security. 

Teams can share files effectively under secure networking infrastructure. When implementing projects and tasks, it conveniently troubleshoots technical issues that can affect information traffic. 

I can now share large size of documents with my colleagues from a remote location without any interference. It is easy to facilitate remote workers and engage them.

This platform has developed a reliable communication infrastructure that employees can use to communicate with remote workers. The organization has benefited from a secure network that cyber attacks cannot compromise. We can safely access our servers from anywhere, anytime, without fear of losing confidential information. 

It gives the IT team an opportunity to monitor the performance of devices and control their operations. We can freely connect with our clients from remote areas and give them guidelines without physical appearance under a secure connection.

Secure remote access has enabled teams to focus on productive meetings without fear of being attacked by external ransomware attacks. Device access from remote networks has enhanced the efficient connection of teams from various areas. 

The setup process is simple, and new users can set it without any challenges. The cost and maintenance charges are relatively low as compared to most products in the market. 

Configuration of the VPN with other applications is flexible with productive performance. Identity and access management enables the IT team to categorize devices and channel them to effective network infrastructure.

My experience with the set features has always been excellent. The secure connection networking system has enabled each team to connect effectively with colleagues from anywhere. 

Connection of devices from various locations is efficient though there are a few challenges when there is a network failure. Disconnection due to internet failure may affect the entire connection and slow down the workflow. 

The setup process requires skilled manpower and dedicated teams to get the best results from the entire connection system. 

Integration of more powerful kill switch tools will enhance secure connection. 

Additional server locations can boost service delivery and cut the cost of connecting computing devices from different areas.

I've used the solution for 11 months.

The secure connection is stable.

I am impressed by the performance of this tool.

The customer support operations have been excellent throughout.

Positive

I have not worked with another VPN.

The initial setup was successful.

Implementation was through the vendor.

The ROI has been positive since we deployed this tool.

The setup and licensing terms are effective.

This is the best solution that I have come across.

For secure device connection and team collaboration, this is the best solution.

We wanted to give employees the possibility to work from anywhere outside of the organization, being a house or another remote location of offices. We wanted this capability with the possibility and ease to grant them access to our perimeter network so that they could access the data or internal applications for the use of each of its functions. We wanted faster, safer, and more efficient transactions that are going to be shared within our organization based on the business.

This tool gave us the possibility and the benefit of being able to establish that all users, according to their geographical location, need to transfer, manage, execute, validate, and maintain data. We are always in contact with all users within and outside. It is strong, fast, easy to install, and extremely secure for each of the functions that it is designed for. Important to note is that one of the features uses a single sign-on approach.

Among other features, advantages, and services that the solution provides us, it is important to understand that it gives us the possibility, capacity, and management for establishing that each of the resources is accessed through encrypted communication tunnels. A single login based on a second authentication factor is giving us the possibility of integrating third-party services for authentication based on a security scheme. This goes beyond a simple password, giving us the possibility of integrating more than one service. 

A characteristic to improve is the communication service under the SMTP scheme. In some cases, it is quite complex when it comes to managing, configuring, forwarding, and integrating mail services. It consumes a lot of processing and RAM memory. We want a solution that allows us to use current resources so that high processing peaks demanded by the virtual or physical equipment do not occur. 

I've used the solution for four years.

The Remote Access VPN provides security to all computing devices across the organization. I can securely log in from a remote area and access the organization's data without physical appearance. 

It is easy to collaborate with colleagues in the same networking area from different locations. 

When interacting with our customers, I can easily change my IP address to correspond with a client's. 

This platform has saved the company a lot of resources that are being used to set up remote offices. 

This application provides total data security across the enterprise networking infrastructure. Remote interactions with my colleagues are encrypted to enhance safety and prevent threats. 

The organization of virtual events is always secure due to efficient security measures deployed in the organization. 

A powerful VPN has lowered the cost of team engagements and interactions in the field. 

The safety of online interactions when working with this product has enabled members to convene productive meetings without fear of being attacked.

The set of security features that prevent data leakages has saved resources. 

The customer support team responds faster when contacted to provide solutions for technical failures. 

The application does not affect the storage and functionalities of the operating system. 

The UI enables new users to understand the working criteria of the features easily. 

The performance of this tool does not affect the performance of other applications when deployed on mobile or desktop devices. 

All the set features have a great impact on protection from data leakages and have saved our organization from threats.

Sometimes it may mislead the user based on the requested location due to poor networking. 

Most features have capable performance that responds quickly to user requests. 

The cost of maintenance is high compared to most products in the market. 

Integrations with some applications are difficult due to poor compatibility tools. The development team should focus more on updates and integration features. 

I am impressed by the current performance despite the few challenges. The overall performance has been excellent, and I recommend it to others 

I've used the solution for six months.

The product performance is efficient.

The performance is excellent.

The customer support staff is reliable.

Positive

I have no experience with any similar solution.

The setup was straightforward.

Implementation was handled in-house.

We have gained positive ROI since we deployed it.

The setup process is not complex.

I evaluated other VPNs, however, in those cases, the performance was not stable.

This is the best VPN I have worked with so far.

Check Point Remote Access VPN is a VPN solution that allows users to securely connect to corporate networks from remote locations. It enables users to access corporate resources such as files, applications, and network devices as if they were on the corporate network.

The primary use case of Check Point Remote Access VPN is to provide secure remote access for employees, contractors, and partners who need to access corporate resources while working remotely. This can include employees working from home, traveling, or working in a remote office location. 

It can improve an organization by providing secure access to resources for traveling employees, which can help to reduce the risk of data breaches or other security incidents. 

It also can improve the organization's security posture by providing secure remote access with multi-factor authentication, encryption, and other security features.

It is important to note that the results of the solution will depend on the organization's specific environment and configuration as well as how well it is implemented and managed.

Some of the features that are considered most valuable in Check Point Remote Access VPN include: 

Multi-factor authentication. This feature allows organizations to use a combination of authentication methods such as certificates, tokens, biometric authentication, and user credentials to secure remote access connections.

Encryption. This feature provides end-to-end encryption for remote access connections, which helps to protect against eavesdropping and other forms of man-in-the-middle attacks. 

The solution needs:

Advanced monitoring and reporting capabilities in order to have a more detailed visibility into security incidents and events. It's important to note that the areas of improvement and additional features will vary depending on the specific use case and the organization's security needs, so it is recommended to contact the vendor to know more details about their roadmap and the next releases of the product. 

Improved scalability to allow the solution to handle larger numbers of users and devices without a significant impact on performance. 

I've used the solution for one year.

In our environment, we have many users working remotely. It's important to control the flow of traffic coming and going to these remote employees, and isolate traffic when used for business purposes. We have to allow our remote users to access services from home as though they were in the office. However, at the same time, we need to control that traffic and make sure it conforms to our policy. Our environment is complex and requires advanced policies to look at traffic in very unique ways from different users. Check Point's policy management has allowed us to do that.

At the beginning of the pandemic, everyone rushed to get their employees working from home. Luckily for us, we already had a strong structure around how remote access would work and had it set up for many employees. 

With the groundwork in place, the transition to remote work was made easy by simply adjusting the policy (configuration). In part, this is because we were already prepared for a remote workforce, and that preparation came from within our organization, however, if it weren't for Check Point enabling us to adjust rapidly, then it would not have been an easy transition.

The unified platform view is great. Being able to manage NGFW alongside our Remote Access Policies allows us to control traffic in one way. Be it if our users are at home or in the office the same policy applies to them allowing us to have one corporate view on the traffic within our organization.

Being able to integrate the policy with things like Active Directory groups, Azure cloud objects, RADIUS integration, and load balancing capabilities is wonderful. All of these things are built into their NGFW policy which we leverage to implement on our Remote Access policy.

The ability to allow split-tunneling while still following our corporate policy needs to be on the table. Right now, in order to allow the same policy to apply, the users' traffic must be routed up to our NGFW before going out to the internet. Having a method to apply the same policy to the client for outbound traffic while connected to the VPN would be huge.

Some things like the compliance aspect of the VPN Client can be updated to bring it a little more modern. It's very useful for checking things like Windows Updates levels before connecting, however, it could use a facelift since it's still quite old-looking.

I've been managing Check Point's Remote Access VPN for five years at my current employment, and had used it before at a previous employer.

The solution has been solid for me for over five years.

I get the impression this could scale up to whatever you need. Scaling issues might only be moving to clustered resources and setting up load balancing on gateways. Once you get big enough you should be able to scale up to your needs.

Support has been great 98% of the time. There's always one bad experience, yet, overall I wouldn't rate them based on that. If they need to get their experts online to help solve a problem, they have plenty and are willing to work through really deep subjects. I never worry with their support.

Positive

At our organization, we did not use another solution before this. That said, I have used other products in the past. It's been many years, so I'm sure those other vendors have had time to update their products too, however, since I've been managing Remote Access with Check Point, I've always been really impressed.

Setting up the VPN Clients is simple once you've already got the gateway in place. If you have to setup the Gateway, it will take a bit of knowledge and expertise.

Our in-house team set it up. That said, I have been working with network devices for a long time.

ROI on the VPN User license itself returns within a couple of months of you using it. However, if you have to make the investment into buying gateways for the product, then the ROI could be one year (if your whole organization is working from home), or up to three years if you barely use it.

You need to be an NGFW customer already. Otherwise, you'll need to purchase the gateways in order to terminate the VPN. That much should be obvious to anyone. Once you have the gateway in place, there is a VPN User license you need to purchase, however, it is very minimal in cost compared to other infrastructure.

We inherited the Check Point when we took over. Then, when the topic of remote access came up, it made sense to use what we had and just buy additional licensing rather than buy a whole new product.

Check Point products are typically not cheap, however, I've found it's often due to the fact that you can do a lot with it. 

I recommend Check Point products to anyone who is going to have the time and expertise to administer them. You're going to be able to do what you want to do, engineer a design that works for you. If you want to just plug it in and forget about it, then this might not be the product for you. That said, for those who do just want to plug something in and forget about it, I warn you to be cautious. When it comes to Remote Access, you don't want to ignore this. You want to be looking at it and you want to monitor it, otherwise attackers will take advantage of that weakness. This is where Check Point allows you to monitor the edge, while granularly controlling it.

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. 

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.

This functionality is very practical to be able to connect to the business network from anywhere; the monitoring that can be provided and the granularity in the VPN to provide control to users is really good.

It offers excellent performance to be able to connect our users to business applications outside the company perimeter.           

It is easy to use and has an easy-to-use connectivity agent, and can be integrated with MFA to provide an additional layer.

In these times when the priority is telecommuting or working from home, it is essential to provide accessibility to the company safely. Through Check Point it was possible to provide this essential comfort to users who work in this modern format.

One of the features that draws a lot of attention is the integration of the remote VPN application in our Check Point gateway and management server, where it is easy to use.

The granular control and access under the Check Point policies made applying a zero trust policy much easier, providing greater security.

The integration with MFA through a configuration and integration with Azure is quite good, providing security to the user's identity. It is a very important feature where everything is tried to shield against modern vulnerabilities.

The license is included with gw licensing, however, in terms of the number of users that can be activated for use.                                                                                       

In our case, we quote additional licensing and it is quite expensive for remote VPN, other manufacturers are not so expensive.

The support provided is slow, in addition to the fact that the service hours are contrary to ours, which generates slower problem solving, I think it is important to improve this area.

This is a not-so-new tool that can be used in our gateways and management products. We have used these VPNs since we started using our environments with this manufacturer.

On a personal level, I had previously used Cisco and Azure VPN, among others, however, the control generated with Check Point is not the same. It is much better.

It is essential to validate how many remote VPNs are required, check costs, and see if they are within the scope of the company.

We validated the scope against other manufacturers and were satisfied with the security features provided by Check Point.

On a technical level, the tool is very good, and safe, in addition to providing a lot of control.