Managing Your SonicWALL Internet Security Appliance Page 75
CLI Support and Remote Management
Out-of-band management is av aila bl e o n SonicWALL Internet Security Appliance s u s ing th e CLI
(Command Line Interface) feature. SonicWALL Internet Security A ppliance s can be ma naged fro m a
console using typed commands and a modem or null-modem cable that is connected to the serial
port located on the bac k of th e Son icWALL ap plian ce . T he on ly mode m c urrent ly sup port ed is the US
Robotics v.90/v.92 modem. CLI com munication requires the following modem settings:
•9600 bps
•8 bits
•no parity
•no hand-shaking
After the modem is accessed, a terminal emulator window such as a hyper terminal window is used
to manage the SonicWALL Inte rnet Sec uri ty Appli a nce. O nce t he S oni cWAL L i s acce ssed , type i n th e
User Name and password: admin for User Name and then the password used for the management
interface.
The following CLI commands are available for the SonicWALL:
•? or Help - displays a listing of the top level commands available.
•Export - exports preferences from the SonicWALL using Z-modem file transfer protocol.
•Import - imports preferences from the SonicWALL using Z-modem file transfer protocol.
•Logout - logout o f the SonicWALL appliance.
•Ping - pings either an IP address or domain name for a specified ho st.
•Restart - restart the SonicWALL
•Restore - restores the factory default settings for all saved parameters with t he excep tion o f the
password, the LAN IP ad dress, and the subnet mask.
•Status - displays the information typically seen on the Web management interface tab labeled
General.
•TSR - retrieves a copy of the tech support report using Z-modem file transfer protocol.