CLI configuration

The default IP address for a SonicWall appliance can vary depending on the model, but is often 192.168.168.168 or 192.168.168.169.

Default IP addresses for specific SonicWall models:

• SonicWall Email Security: 192.168.168.169
• SonicWall UTM: 192.168.168.168 for the LAN interface
• SonicWall NSA: 192.168.168.168

How to access the SonicWall:

To access the SonicWall, you can open a browser and go to https://192.168.168.168. The default username and password for the SonicWall management login page is admin/password.

How to find the SonicWall IP address:

You can use the Setup Tool to determine the LAN interface IP address. You can also download the Setup Tool and install it on a computer connected to the firewall's LAN port. Then, open the tool and search for the IP address.

How to access the SonicWall MGMT port:

Connect a computer to the SonicWall's MGMT port Configure the computer with a static IP address on the MGMT subnet Ping the Gateway (https://192.168.1.254).

The SonicWall security appliance supports the following management protocols: HTTP, HTTPS, SSH, Ping, and SNMP.

Type: config (hit enter)
-----------config(C0EAE4009930)#

Type: interface and name of the interface e.g. X3  (hit enter)
-----------config(C0EAE4009930)# interface X3
Type: ip-assignment WAN static   (in our case the IP assignment should be static and the interface should be WAN 
... hit enter)
----------(edit-WAN-static[X3])#
Type: ip 60.60.60.60 netmask 255.255.255.0 (hit enter)
Type: commit  (hit enter)

• config(18C2419C0C60_CCBZF1-BOGOTA-WH)# show service-objects except name custom
• config(18C2419C0C60_CCBZF1-BOGOTA-WH)# show service-groups
• config(18C2419C0C60_CCBZF1-BOGOTA-WH)# restart
• config(18C2419C0C60_CCBZF1-BOGOTA-WH)# show interfaces

The show service-objects and service-groups are copied into separate .txt files. Then from a LINUX machine, with the command written below delete the uuid and name lines.

Update ubuntu Linux:

• sudo -s
• apt update
• apt upgrade
• apt install vim

Itemaperez@APEREZ:~/prueba$ sed -i '/^ uuid/d' *.txt

Format that the Sonicwall CLI processes without problems is:

service-object HTTP
    TCP 80 80
    exit

service-object "HTTP Management"
    TCP 80 80
    exit

service-object HTTPS
    TCP 443 443
    exit

service-group "AD Directory Services"
    service-object "RPC Services (IANA)"
    service-object "RPC Services"
    service-object "DCE EndPoint"
    service-object NTP
    service-object LDAPS
    service-object "LDAP (UDP)"
    service-object LDAP
    service-group "AD NetBios Services"
    service-group "Host Name Server"
    service-group Kerberos
    service-group "DNS (Name Service)"
    exit

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