About SonicOS 8
SonicOS Web Interface to Administration Guide Reference
SonicOS 8 is supported on SonicWall TZ Series, NSa Series and NSv Series firewalls.
| Management Interface Section | Guide Name | Topics Covered in this Admin Guide |
|---|---|---|
| HOME | Dashboard | SonicOS 8 Dashboard |
Describes the key information and actionable features of the four Dashboard System screens: Device, Summary, Network and Threat. Covers the Access Points dashboard for SonicWave and SonicPoint, and provides information about the Capture ATP page. Describes the Topology page with the network topology graphical display. |
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HOME | Legal Information HOME | API Wizards button in top banner Login/Logout screens |
SonicOS 8 About SonicOS |
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 Login and Logout screens. Also describes key features, differences between SonicOS, and where to find information in the set of admin guides. |
| MONITOR | Real-Time Charts | SonicOS 8 Real-Time Charts |
Describes real-time charts for System Monitor, Protocol Monitor, User Monitor, and BWM Monitor (Bandwidth Management). |
| MONITOR | AppFlow | SonicOS 8 Monitor AppFlow |
Describes the AppFlow Report and Appflow Monitor pages. Also, the CTA Report page provides options for Capture Threat Assessment reports and lets you generate CTA reports. |
| MONITOR | SDWAN | SonicOS 8 SD-WAN |
Describes the SDWAN Monitor and SDWAN Connections pages. |
| MONITOR | Logs | SonicOS 8 Monitor Logs |
Describes the System Logs and Auditing Logs pages. |
| MONITOR | Tools & Monitors | SonicOS 8 Tools & Monitors |
Covers using Packet Monitor, viewing Connections, monitoring Core 0 Processes, and using Packet Replay. |
| DEVICE | Settings | SonicOS 8 Device Settings |
Configuration options and procedures for security service and support licenses, administration settings, system time settings, certificates, SNMP settings, firmware management (including upgrade, bootup options, and configuration settings export and import), storage settings and files viewing on primary and secondary M.2 storage modules, and restarting the firewall. Storage is supported only on TZ Series and NSa Series firewalls. |
| DEVICE | High Availability | SonicOS 8 High Availability | Configuration options and procedures for High Availability settings. Describes HA status, settings, advanced settings and monitoring options. |
| DEVICE | Users | SonicOS 8 Users |
Configuration options and procedures for adding local users and groups, guest accounts and services. Describes viewing status of local and guest users. On NSa, NSv and NSsp only:
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| DEVICE | AppFlow | SonicOS 8 Device AppFlow | Configuration options and procedures for Flow Reporting and AppFlow Agent. |
| DEVICE | Log | SonicOS 8 Device Log | Configuration options and procedures for log settings, syslog, automation, name resolution, reports, and AWS. |
| DEVICE | Diagnostics |
SonicOS 8 Diagnostics |
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, MX and banner, GRID check, making a URL rating request, and PMTU discovery. |
| DEVICE | Switch Network | SonicOS 8 Switch Network | Description of graphical views of the Switch network. Configuration options and procedures for adding and configuring SonicWall Switches. |
| DEVICE | Access Points | SonicOS 8 Access Points | Configuration options and procedures for wireless access point settings, firmware management, using the floor plan view, intrusion detection (IDS), advanced intrusion and preventions (IDP), packet capture for wireless traffic, virtual access points, radio frequency monitoring and spectrum, Fairnet, WiFi multimedia, 3G/4G/LTE WWAN, Bluetooth, radio resource management. Describes viewing station status. |
| DEVICE | WWAN | SonicOS 8 WWAN | Covers 4G/LTE WWAN modem and network status, viewing signal strength, and accessing the modem for monitoring and configuration. |
| NETWORK | System | SonicOS 8 System |
Configuration options and procedures for system networking settings, including interfaces, failover and load balancing, neighbor discovery, ARP, MAC IP anti-spoof, web proxy, PortShield groups, VLAN translation, IP helper, dynamic routing, DHCP server, multicast, network monitor, and AWS configuration. PortShield Groups are supported only on TZ Series and NSa Series firewalls. |
| NETWORK | Firewall | SonicOS 8 Network Firewall | Configuration options and procedures for advanced firewall settings, DoS flood protection, SSL control, cipher control, and real-time-blacklist filter. |
| NETWORK | VoIP | SonicOS 8 VoIP | Configuration options and procedures for voice over IP settings. Viewing call status and controlling calls. |
| NETWORK | DNS | SonicOS 8 DNS | Configuration options and procedures for Domain Name Service settings, dynamic DNS, DNS proxy, and DNS security. |
| NETWORK | SDWAN | SonicOS 8 SDWAN | Configuration options and procedures for SDWAN groups, SLA probes, SLA class objects, path selection profiles, and SDWAN rules. |
| NETWORK | IPSec VPN | SonicOS 8 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 8 SSL VPN | Configuration options and procedures for SSLVPN server, client, and portal settings. Describes Virtual Office portal access and viewing SSL VPN status. |
| OBJECT | Match Objects | SonicOS 8 Match Objects | Configuration options and procedures for objects to be used in policy rules, including object types for zones, addresses, services, URI lists, match objects, schedules, dynamic groups, and email addresses. |
| OBJECT | Profile Objects | SonicOS 8 Profile Objects | Configuration options and procedures for profile objects to be used in policy rules, including profile objects for endpoint security, bandwidth, quality of service marking, content filtering, DHCP option, and AWS. |
| OBJECT | Action Objects | SonicOS 8 Action Objects | Configuration options and procedures for action objects to be used in policy rules, including app rule actions and content filter actions. |
| POLICY | Rules and Policies | SonicOS 8 Rules and Policies | Configuration options and procedures for access rules, NAT rules, routing rules, content filter rules, app rules, and endpoint rules. |
| POLICY | DPI-SSL | SonicOS8 DPI-SSL | Configuration options and procedures for client and server DPI-SSL. |
| POLICY | DPI-SSH | SonicOS8 DPI-SSH | Configuration options and procedures for DPI-SSH settings. |
| POLICY | Security Services | SonicOS8 Security Services | Configuration options and procedures for licensed security services, including Gateway Anti-Virus, Anti-Spyware, Intrusion Prevention, Geo-IP Filter, Botnet Filter, App Control, and Content Filter. Describes viewing the summary of security services status. |
| POLICY | Anti-Spam | SonicOS8 Anti-Spam | Configuration options and procedures for Anti-Spam settings. Describes viewing Anti-Spam status. |
| POLICY | Capture ATP | SonicOS 8 Capture ATP | Configuration options and procedures for Capture ATP settings and viewing Capture ATP scanning history. |
| POLICY | Endpoint Security | SonicOS 8 Endpoint Security | Configuration options and procedures for endpoint (client machines) security. |
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