Introduction to Spark Firewall Appliance
Introduction to Spark Firewall Appliance
This major Spark Firewall release runs R82 code and adds many new capabilities, as well as a wide range of stability and performance improvements.
The Spark Firewall Appliance release is supported on the 2500 Series Security Gateways and starting from R82.00.10, also on the Spark Firewall Pro Series appliances: 1535 / 1555, 1575 / 1595, 1595R, 1575R, 1600 / 1800, and 1900 / 2000.
| Note - Only the Pro models can upgrade to R82. Other models, for example, 1530 / 1550 / 1570 / 1590, are blocked from this upgrade by default. For more information, see sk184492. |
This release supports Locally Managed (Local + Spark Management) and Centrally Managed appliances.
For more information about Spark Firewall Appliances, refer to:
- sk183406 - Spark Firewall Appliances - Releases R82.00.X
- sk183400 - Spark Firewall R82.00.X Known Limitations
- sk183419 - Spark Firewall R82.00.X Resolved Issues and Enhancements
- sk183193 - Spark Firewall 2500 Appliance Series
- sk181924 - Spark Firewall Appliances 1900 and 2000 Models
- sk168880 - Spark Firewall Appliances 1600 and 1800 Models
- sk157412 - Spark Firewall Appliances 1500 Models
- sk182056 - Rugged Firewall Appliance 1575R
- sk181492 - Rugged Firewall Appliance 1595R
Check Point is committed to providing the best and most up-to-date security for all deployments including small businesses, medium businesses, and branch offices.
R81.10.X continues to be supported on the 1500, 1600, 1800, 1900, and 2000 appliances.
R80.20.X is no longer supported. R80.20.xx code base for 1500 / 1600 / 1800 Series Security Gateways will continue to be supported with stability, performance and bug fixes only.
R77.20 is supported only for the 1200R appliance. The existing 700, 900, 1100, 1200R, and 1400 appliance lines will continue to be supported with our R77.20.xx code base.
As the majority of R&D efforts shifted to R82 code, we encourage our customers to migrate to the new code base.
29 April 2026