SonicWall – network configuration management set-up

< 1 minute

This guide will help you to configure your SonicWall appliance in order to get Domotz to retrieve and backup its configuration file.

SonicOS 7.x

1. Please access the ‘Device’ section and then click on the ‘Audit/SonicOS’ API tab:


2. In the ‘Audit/SonicOS API’ tab, please make sure that the ‘SonicOS API’, the ‘CHAP authentication, and the ‘RFC-26 HTTP Basic Access authentication’ widgets are enabled, and all the others are ‘disabled’.
Then click the ‘Accept’ button.

Please note that all the other widgets except for the highlighted ones should be disabled.

You can now use an Administrator user to unlock the device in Domotz.

If the unlock option is not present. Make sure the SNMP service is enabled and readable at the agent side. This is needed to extract the SonicOS version.

SonicOS 6.5

  1. Please click the ‘MANAGE’ button in the top menu, then click on ‘Appliance’ in the right menu and then select the ‘Base Settings’ section.
  2. Make sure the HTTP and HTTPS Web Management ports are the default ones (HTTP: 80 / HTTPS: 443):
SonicWall 6.5 Management Settings Page

If the unlock option is not present. Make sure the SNMP service is enabled and readable at the agent side. This is needed to extract the SonicOS version.

Please Note: Due to limitations on the SonicWall Rest APIs, Domotz is only able to read configuration out of the devices, so the in the Config section your device will be unlocked in Read-Only mode.

You might find more information on the SonicOS Rest APIs here: https://www.sonicwall.com/support/knowledge-base/introduction-to-sonicos-api/200818060121313/

Share via Social Networks

You might also like…

Read more top posts in this category

Want more tips on Network Monitoring?

Ready to get started with Domotz?

  • Powerful
  • Automated
  • Simple
  • Affordable
Start Your Free Trial Contact Sales