How to Set Up Check Point VPN and Remote Desktop access (Mac)

Full tutorial for how to set up an Endpoint Security VPN connection to a Check Point gateway appliance, and how to set up Remote Desktop access to your work PC.
Your IT person will need to provide you with the referenced information required to complete this setup.
This video is for setup on a Mac. If you are remoting in from a Windows PC, check out this alternate version of the tutorial:
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[@shake741]

What about if you need to access another MAC at the office?

[@Prrcomputers]

Great question. You'll need to set up remote access on the Mac as described in this article: www.macupdate.com/how-to/remote-access-control-mac which assumes you're accessing the Mac from another Mac. For a more universal solution, you might consider something like Splashtop, which of course doesn't need or use the Check Point VPN but opens up a lot more flexibility in terms of your "connecting from" device.

[@giovannimachadoable]

Do you know how to use digital certificates as credentials?

[@Prrcomputers]

Hi Giovanni, I don't use certificates with Check Point very often so I'm not much of an expert on that. There's a process where you generate a CSR within the gateway and then later import the certificate & "attach" it to the VPN module. It can be a bit fiddly to get that done. Then, actually using the cert as the credential, I've never done that scenario so I'm not sure what is involved there, but I'm guessing there's a slightly different client setup process for that vs. username/password. I would recommend reaching out to Check Point technical support for assistance with that. They've been very helpful to me in the past when I was having trouble implementing a certificate. Best of luck!

[@amateur6585]

For me it failed on summary page. Do you know how to fix that?

[@Prrcomputers]

Was there an error message displayed when it failed?