

The table below describes the data formats acceptable for most commands.

Note Though a command string may be displayed on multiple lines in this guide, it must be entered on a single line with no carriage returns except at the end of the complete command. Items separated by a “pipe” (“|”) are options. Items within square brackets (“”) are optional information. Items within angle brackets (“”) are required information. In this command summary, items presented in italics represent user-specified information. Italic text indicates the first occurrence of a new term, as well as a book title, and also emphasized text. To access the Command Reference, click the Help button from the SonicOS GUI, and then navigate to Appendices > CLI Guide.īold text indicates a command executed by interacting with the user interface.Ĭourier bold text indicates commands and text entered using the CLI. Note The complete SonicWALL CLI Command Reference is included in the SonicOS online help. Example: Configuring a Site-to-Site VPN Using the CLI.Configuring the Dell SonicWALL Network Security Appliance.This introduction contains the following sections: Each command is described, and where appropriate, an example of usage is included.įor a listing of Command Line Interface (CLI) commands for SonicOS 6.1 firmware, refer to the SonicOS 6.1 CLI Reference Guide. This appendix contains a categorized listing of Command Line Interface (CLI) commands for SonicOS 6.1 firmware. You can use the CLI commands individually on the command line, or in scripts for automating configuration tasks. The SonicOS Enterprise Command Line Interface (E-CLI) provides a concise and powerful way to configure Dell SonicWALL network security appliances without using the SonicOS Web based management interface.
