Check Point Firewall 9000 Appliances

Product: Check Point Appliances
Version: R81.20, R82, R82.10
OS: Gaia
Last Modified: 2026-06-22

Solution

Introduction | Key Features | Notes | Downloads | Installation Instructions
Known Limitations | Documentation | Revision History

Introduction to Check Point 9000 Appliances

Check Point 9000 series of Security Gateway appliances is the most advanced high-performance gateways that provide top price/performance in an easy-to-use configuration.

Check Point 9000 series of Security Gateways provide the most advanced AI-based Threat Prevention security for demanding enterprise networks.

The Check Point 9000 series comes with a first-year subscription to the full SandBlast Prevention suite.

Check Point 9000 series of Security Gateways provide the highest prevent rate in the industry.

The Check Point 9000 series comprises the following families of products:

Notes

• By default, Check Point Firewall Appliances (9800, 9700, 9200, and 9100) and (9400, 9300 only in Security Gateway configuration) run SecureXL in the User Space (UPPAK) Mode:
  • When the appliance runs the dedicated R81.20 Factory Image.
  • When the appliance runs the R81.20 Jumbo Hotfix Take 54 and higher.
• By default, Check Point Firewall Appliances (9400 and 9300) with Standalone configuration run in User Space Firewall (USFW):
  • When the appliance runs the R81.20 Jumbo Hotfix Take 111 and higher.
  • When the appliance runs the R82 Jumbo Hotfix Take 36 and higher.
• Check Point Firewall Appliances in a Standalone deployment (9800, 9700, 9400, 9300, 9200, and 9100) run SecureXL in Kernel Mode (KPPAK).

Starting from R82.10 SecureXL runs only in UPAKK mode and Standalone configuration is supported.

• To manage Check Point Firewall appliances that run an R81.20 version with an R81.10 Management Server, you must install the R81.10 Jumbo Hotfix on the R81.10 Management Server. See the Downloads > Jumbo Hotfix Support section for details.

Downloads

To download these packages, you will need to have a Software Subscription or Active Support plan.

• Factory Image for Check Point Firewall 9700 and 9800 Appliances operating as Security Gateways:

Important Notes:

• Effective 03 June 2024, the dedicated R81.20 image was replaced from Take 770 to Take 773 to protect against CVE-2024-24919 (see sk182336).

  • To install this ISO image, you must use the ISOmorphic build 207 or higher (see sk65205).

• Factory Image for Check Point Firewall 9100, 9200, 9300, and 9400 Appliances operating as Security Gateways:

Important Notes:

• Effective 03 June 2024, the dedicated R81.20 image was replaced from Take 781 to Take 791 to protect against CVE-2024-24919 (see sk182336).
  • To install this ISO image, you must use the ISOmorphic build 207 or higher (see sk65205).

Known Limitations

Documentation

Revision History