Enabling the API Software Blade

To enable the API software blade

1. Go to Management API Advanced Settings.
   • On an SMC or a CMA: Manage & Settings > Blades

     

   • On an MDS: Multi-Domain > Blades

     

2. Select Automatic start and select whether to accept API calls from one of the following options:
   • All IP addresses that can be used for GUI clients - More secure, but you must define your SecureTrack server as a GUI client. (See the Check Point documentation.)
   • All IP addresses - Less secure because the Check Point MDS accepts API connections from any IP address.

   

3. The default API port is 443.
   1. To verify the API port configuration, open the GAIA command line in expert mode and run: api status

      

   2. To change the APACHE Gaia port from the default value, refer to the relevant Check Point documentation for port configuration.