Using the NetExtender Command Line Interface

The NetExtender command line interface is only available on Windows platforms.

To launch the NetExtender CLI

1. Launch the Windows Command Prompt by going to the Start menu, select Run, enter cmd, and click OK.

2. Change directory to where NetExtender is installed. To do this, you first must move up to the root drive by entering the cd .. command. Repeat this command until you are at the root drive. Then enter cd Program Files\SonicWall\SSL-VPN\NetExtender.

   The specific command directory could be different on your computer. Use Windows Explorer to find the directory path where NetExtender is located.

The following table, NetExtender CLI commands and options describes the commands available in the NetExtender CLI and their options.

NetExtender CLI Commands and Options

Command	Option	Description
NECLI addprofile		Creates a NetExtender profile
	-s server	The IP address or hostname of the SMA server.
	-u user-name	The username for the account.
	-p password	The password for the account.
	-d domain-name	The domain to connect to.
NECLI connect		Initiates a NetExtender session.
	-s server	The IP address or hostname of the SMA server.
	-u user-name	The username for the account.
	-p password	The password for the account.
	-d domain-name	The domain to connect to.
	- clientcertificatethumb thumb	The SSL Client Certificate thumbprint value.
	- clientcertificatename name	The SSL Client Certificate name.
NECLI deleteprofile		Deletes a saved NetExtender profile.
	-s server	The IP address or hostname of the SMA server.
	-u user-name	The username for the account.
	-d domain-name	The domain to connect to.
NECLI disconnect		Disconnects
	timeout	(Optional) Timeout duration, after which the session is disconnected.
NECLI displayprofile		Displays all NetExtender profiles.
	-s server	(Optional) Displays only the profiles that are saved for the specified server.
	-u user-name	(Optional) Displays only the profiles that are saved for the specified user name.
	-d domain-name	(Optional) Displays only the profiles that are saved for the specified domain name.
NECLI queryproxy		Checks the connect to the proxy server.
NECLI reconnect		Attempts to reconnect to the server.
NECLI showstatus		Displays the status of the current NetExtender session.
NECLI setproxy		Configures proxy settings for NetExtender.
	-t [0 |1 | 2 | 3]	There are three options for setting proxy settings: 0 – Disable proxy. 1 – Automatically detects proxy settings. The proxy server must support Web Proxy Auto Discovery Protocol (WPAD). 2 – Uses a proxy configuration script. 3 – Manually configure the proxy server.
	-s proxy address	The address of the proxy script or proxy server.
	-o port	The port number.
	-u user name	The user name for the proxy server.
	-p password	The password name for the proxy server.
	-b bypass-proxy	Bypasses the previously configured proxy settings.
	-save	Saves the proxy settings.
NECLI viewlog		Displays the NetExtender log.