This article provides explains the steps to configure log-redundancy filter from command line interface which is another way of managing the Dell SonicWall Firewall in the event if Web management is not possible.
Download the TSR from System | Diagnostics from the SonicWall in question and review the current Log redundancy settings, see TSR expert of TZ 600 showing Category IM having the same 0 value:
Example below are taken from a SSH session to a TZ 600 running 6.2.5.1 Firmware.
How to login to the SonicWall UTM appliance using the Command Line Interface (CLI) (SW6180)
admin@TZ600> configure
config(TZ600)# app-control
(config-app-control)# category name IM
(edit-category[IM])# log-redundancy filter 60
(edit-category[IM])# exit
(config-app-control)# category name MULTIMEDIA
(edit-category[MULTIMEDIA])# log-redundancy filter 60
(edit-category[MULTIMEDIA])# exit
(config-app-control)# category name P2P
(edit-category[P2P])# log-redundancy filter 60
(edit-category[P2P])# exit
(config-app-control)# category name PROXY-ACCESS
(edit-category[PROXY-ACCESS])# log-redundancy filter 60
(edit-category[PROXY-ACCESS])# exit
(config-app-control)# category name GAMING
(edit-category[GAMING])# log-redundancy filter 60
(edit-category[GAMING])# exit
(config-app-control)# category name SRC-CTRL-APPS
(edit-category[SRC-CTRL-APPS])# log-redundancy filter 60
(edit-category[SRC-CTRL-APPS])# exit
(config-app-control)# category name SRC-CTRL-APP
(edit-category[SRC-CTRL-APPS])# exit
(config-app-control)# category name DATABASE-APPS
(edit-category[DATABASE-APPS])# log-redundancy filter 60
(edit-category[DATABASE-APPS])# exit
(config-app-control)# category name BUSINESS-APPS
(edit-category[BUSINESS-APPS])# log-redundancy filter 60
(edit-category[BUSINESS-APPS])# exit
(config-app-control)# category name MISC-APPS
(edit-category[MISC-APPS])# log-redundancy filter 60
(edit-category[MISC-APPS])# exit
(config-app-control)# category name APP-UPDATE
(edit-category[APP-UPDATE])# log-redundancy filter 60
(edit-category[APP-UPDATE])# exit
(config-app-control)# category name BACKUP-APPS
(edit-category[BACKUP-APPS])# log-redundancy filter 60
(edit-category[BACKUP-APPS])# exit
(config-app-control)# category name EMAIL-APPS
(edit-category[EMAIL-APPS])# log-redundancy filter 60
(edit-category[EMAIL-APPS])# exit
(config-app-control)# category name VoIP-APPS
(edit-category[VoIP-APPS])# log-redundancy filter 60
(edit-category[VoIP-APPS])# exit
(config-app-control)# category name REMOTE-ACCESS
(edit-category[REMOTE-ACCESS])# log-redundancy filter 60
(edit-category[REMOTE-ACCESS])# exit
(config-app-control)# category name INFRASTRUCTURE
(edit-category[INFRASTRUCTURE])# log-redundancy filter 60
(edit-category[INFRASTRUCTURE])# exit
(config-app-control)# category name REMOTE-DEBUG
(edit-category[REMOTE-DEBUG])# log-redundancy filter 60
(edit-category[REMOTE-DEBUG])# exit
(config-app-control)# category name WEBMAIL
(edit-category[WEBMAIL])# log-redundancy filter 60
(edit-category[WEBMAIL])# exit
(config-app-control)# category name DOWNLOAD-APPS
(edit-category[DOWNLOAD-APPS])# log-redundancy filter 60
(edit-category[DOWNLOAD-APPS])# exit
(config-app-control)# category name FILETYPE-DETECTION
(edit-category[FILETYPE-DETECTION])# log-redundancy filter 60
(edit-category[FILETYPE-DETECTION])# exit
(config-app-control)# category name PROTOCOLS
(edit-category[PROTOCOLS])# log-redundancy filter 60
(edit-category[PROTOCOLS])# exit
(config-app-control)# category name BROWSING-PRIVACY
(edit-category[BROWSING-PRIVACY])# log-redundancy filter 60
(edit-category[BROWSING-PRIVACY])# exit
(config-app-control)# category name SOCIAL-NETWORKING
(edit-category[SOCIAL-NETWORKING])# log-redundancy filter 60
(edit-category[SOCIAL-NETWORKING])# exit
(config-app-control)# category name SCADA-APPS
(edit-category[SCADA-APPS])# log-redundancy filter 60
(edit-category[SCADA-APPS])# exit
(config-app-control)# category name MOBILE-APPS
(edit-category[MOBILE-APPS])# log-redundancy filter 60
(edit-category[MOBILE-APPS])# exit
(config-app-control)# category name WEB-CONFERENCING
(edit-category[WEB-CONFERENCING])# log-redundancy filter 60
(edit-category[WEB-CONFERENCING])# exit
(config-app-control)# category name STOCK-TRADING
(edit-category[STOCK-TRADING])# log-redundancy filter 60
(edit-category[STOCK-TRADING])# exit
(config-app-control)# category name WEB-BROWSER
(edit-category[WEB-BROWSER])# log-redundancy filter 60
(edit-category[WEB-BROWSER])# exit
Saving the above changes
(config-app-control)# commit
% Applying changes...
% Status returned processing command:
commit
% Changes made.
Below are the commands that can be copied and pasted into an SSH session to be applied to a device.
configure