> Source: [sk94509](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk94509)

# sk94509 - Recommended Internet Access Settings for Uploading Data

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk94509 |
| Date Created | 2013-08-22 |
| Last Modified | 2025-01-12 |
| Technical Level | General |
| Products | Security Gateway, Security Management Server, Multi-Domain Security Management Server, Scalable Platforms |
| Versions | R82.10, R82, R81.20, R81.10 (EOS), R82.10, R82, R81.20, R82.10, R81 (EOS), R82.10, R82, R81.20, R81.10 (EOS), R81.10 (EOS), R81 (EOS), R81 (EOS), R81.10 (EOS), R81.20, R82 |
| OS | Gaia |

## Solution

Enhance product usability - allow the Security Management Server and Security Gateways to send data to Check Point.

Check Point learns from your experiences and feedback and will update this feature to make sure that you have the best possible experience. The type of uploaded data may change from version to version.

This setting activates the Check Point UserCenter Synchronization tool. It updates your UserCenter account with information from your Security Gateways, mapping your SKUs to your actual deployment.

For each Security Gateway / Management Server this data is sent:

* Name, IP address, software version, operating system, and last policy install time
* List of Active Software Blades, including their last update time
* Assigned licenses and Blade Contracts
* For Check Point appliances: MAC address, appliance model, and installed hardware accessories (for example, additional memory, network card, etc.)
* Whether the Security Gateway is part of a cluster, a Virtual System (VSX), or configured as a Security Management Server (Standalone configuration)

This setting on a Management Server applies to all managed Security Gateways (R77 and above).

**To change this setting after completing the First Time Configuration Wizard, refer to:**

* For R81.20 and higher:  
  [sk175504 - How to configure Check Point software to upload data to Check Point / download data from Check Point in versions R81.20 and higher](https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk175504)
* For R81.10 and lower:  
  [sk111080 - How to configure Check Point software to upload data to Check Point / download data from Check Point in versions R81.10 and lower](https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk111080)

**Related solutions:**

* [sk175504 - How to configure Check Point software to upload data to Check Point / download data from Check Point in versions R81.20 and higher](https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk175504)
* [sk111080 - How to configure Check Point software to upload data to Check Point / download data from Check Point in versions R81.10 and lower](https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk111080)
* [sk94508 - Recommended Internet Access Settings for Automatic Downloads](https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk94508)
* [sk106251 - How to configure Security Gateway to accept its own traffic only to Check Point online services](https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk106251)

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