Checkpoint QoS

In conversation with a Checkpoint reseller, I was told that the Check
Point VPN-1 Power license includes quality of services features and
monitoring. But that to _activate and use_ the QoS features, I must
also have the SmartCenter Power Management Console. The management
console is listed at 4 times the price of the base software (!).

Can this be correct? I have a hard time understanding what it means to
say "Software A includes Feature Y" when you can't actually use feature
Y unless you actually pay 4x the listed price for A.

Help me unconfuse!

sPh

Re: Checkpoint QoS

sphealey wrote:

> In conversation with a Checkpoint reseller, I was told that the Check
> Point VPN-1 Power license includes quality of services features and
> monitoring. But that to _activate and use_ the QoS features, I must
> also have the SmartCenter Power Management Console. The management
> console is listed at 4 times the price of the base software (!).
>
> Can this be correct? I have a hard time understanding what it means to
> say "Software A includes Feature Y" when you can't actually use feature
> Y unless you actually pay 4x the listed price for A.
>
> Help me unconfuse!
>
> sPh

You need to pay license fees for some software features yes.

Flamer.