SonicOS/X 7 About SonicOS and SonicOSX

SonicOSX Web Interface to Admin Guides Reference

SonicOSX 7 is supported on SonicWall NSv Series and NSsp Series firewalls.

Management Interface Section Guide Name Topics Covered in this Admin Guide
HOME | Dashboard SonicOS/X 7 Dashboard

Describes the key information and actionable features of the Dashboard pages, including:

On all platforms:

  • System screens: Device, Summary, Network and Threat.
  • Policy Overview screens: Policies, Objects, Groups, Profiles and Signatures

On NSv Series only:

  • Capture ATP page showing Verdicts, File Types, Insights, Source IP Addresses, Analysis Depths, Attack Origins
  • Topology page showing Devices, IP Addresses, MAC Addresses

HOME | Legal Information

HOME | API

Wizards button in top banner

Login/Logout screens

SonicOS/X 7 About SonicOS and SonicOSX

Provides an overview of the web management interface. Describes the Legal Information page and API page with Swagger access. Provides an overview of available wizards and of the SonicOS/X Login and Logout screens. Also describes key features, differences between SonicOS and SonicOSX, and where to find information in the set of admin guides.

MONITOR | Real-Time Charts SonicOSX 7 Real-Time Charts

Describes real-time charts on the System Monitor, Protocol Monitor, Policy Monitor, Users Monitor, and BWM Monitor (Bandwidth Management) pages.

MONITOR | AppFlow SonicOS/X 7 Monitor AppFlow

Describes the AppFlow pages, including:

On all platforms:

  • AppFlow Report screens: Applications, Users, IP Addressess, Virus, Intrusions, Spyware, Locations, Botnets, Web Categories
  • CTA Report screens: Generate & Download CTA Report, Advanced Options, Completed Reports

On NSv Series only:

  • AppFlow Monitor screens: Applications, Users, Web Activity, Initiator IPs, Responder IPs, Threats, VoIP, VPN, Devices, Contents, Policies
  • AppFlow Sessions screens: All, Threats, Web Access
MONITOR | SDWAN SonicOS/X 7 SDWAN

Describes NETWORK | SDWAN configuration pages and MONITOR | SDWAN pages for Software Defined WAN features.

NETWORK | SDWAN pages include Groups, SLA Probes, SLA Class Object, Path Selection Profiles, and Rules.

MONITOR | SDWAN pages include SDWAN Monitor and SD-WAN Connections.

MONITOR | Logs SonicOS/X 7 Monitor Logs

Describes the System Logs and Auditing Logs pages.

MONITOR | Tools & Monitors SonicOS/X 7 Tools & Monitors

Covers using Packet Monitor, viewing Connections, monitoring Core 0 Processes, and using Packet Replay.

DEVICE | Settings SonicOSX 7 Device Settings

Configuration options and procedures for security service and support licenses, administration settings, system time settings, certificates, SNMP settings, firmware backups, upgrade, bootup options, and configuration settings export and import, and restarting the firewall.

DEVICE | Multi-Instance SonicOSX7 Multi-Instance for the NSsp Series NSsp only. Configuration options and procedures for multi-instance settings, instances, instance firmware management, and instance licenses.
DEVICE | High Availability SonicOS/X 7 High Availability Configuration options and procedures for High Availability settings. Describes HA status, settings, advanced settings and monitoring options.
DEVICE | Users SonicOS/X 7 Users Configuration options and procedures for authentication partitioning, adding local users and groups, guest accounts and services. Describes viewing status of local and guest users.
DEVICE | AppFlow SonicOS/X 7 Device AppFlow Configuration options and procedures for Flow Reporting and AppFlow Agent.
DEVICE | Log SonicOS/X 7 Device Log Configuration options and procedures for log settings, syslog, automation, name resolution, reports, and AWS.
DEVICE | Diagnostics SonicOSX 7 Diagnostics for NSv Series

SonicOSX 7 Diagnostics for NSsp Series

Configuration options and procedures for system diagnostics, including the Tech Support Report (TSR), network settings, DNS lookup and reverse name lookup, network paths, using ping, using trace route, real-time blacklist, Geo-IP and botnet, making a URL rating request, PMTU discovery, terminal access, switch diagnostics (NSsp only), and policy lookup.
NETWORK | System SonicOSX 7 System Configuration options and procedures for system networking settings, including interfaces, failover and load balancing, neighbor discovery, ARP, MAC IP anti-spoof, web proxy, VLAN translation, IP helper, dynamic routing, DHCP server, multicast, network monitor, and AWS configuration.
NETWORK | Firewall SonicOSX 7 Network Firewall Configuration options and procedures for advanced firewall settings, SSL control, cipher control, and real-time-blacklist filter.
NETWORK | VoIP SonicOS/X 7 VoIP Configuration options and procedures for voice over IP settings. Describes viewing call status and controlling calls.
NETWORK | DNS SonicOS/X 7 DNS Configuration options and procedures for Domain Name Service settings, dynamic DNS, DNS proxy, and DNS security.
NETWORK | Switching SonicOS/X 7 Switching Switching features are supported only on NSsp and NSa Series. Configuration options and procedures for VLAN trunking, Layer 2 discovery, link aggregation, and port mirroring.
NETWORK | IPSec VPN SonicOS/X 7 IPSec VPN Configuration options and procedures for IPSec VPN rules and settings, advanced settings, DHCP over VPN, Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol server, and AWS VPN.
NETWORK | SSL VPN SonicOS/X 7 SSL VPN Configuration options and procedures for SSLVPN server, client, and portal settings. Virtual Office portal access. Viewing SSL VPN status.
OBJECT | Match Objects SonicOSX 7 Match Objects Configuration options and procedures for objects to be used in policy rules, including object types for zones, addresses, services, countries, applications, web categories, websites, URI lists, match patterns, custom matching, schedules, dynamic groups, and email addresses.
OBJECT | Profile Objects SonicOSX 7 Profile Objects Configuration options and procedures for profile objects to be used in policy rules, including profile objects for endpoint security, bandwidth, CFS block pages, logging and alerts, intrusion prevention, quality of service marking, DHCP option, and AWS.
OBJECT | Action Profiles SonicOSX 7 Action Profiles Configuration options and procedures for action profiles to be used in policy rules, include security action profiles and DoS action profiles.
OBJECT | Signatures SonicOSX 7 Signatures Viewing and refreshing anti-virus signatures and anti-spyware signatures.
POLICY | Rules and Policies SonicOSX 7 Rules and Policies Configuration options and procedures for security services settings, security policies, NAT policies, routing policies, decryption policies, DoS policies, endpoint policies. Viewing shadow characteristics of policies.
POLICY | Capture ATP SonicOS/X 7 Capture ATP Configuration options and procedures for Capture ATP settings and viewing Capture ATP scanning history.
POLICY | Endpoint Security SonicOS/X 7 Endpoint Security Configuration options and procedures for endpoint (client machines) security.

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