Manually restarting the firewall using GUI and CLI

Description

The SonicWall security appliance can be restarted from the web management interface(GUI) or the command line interface(CLI).

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Using GUI 

  1. Navigate to System | Restart.
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  2. Click Restart.
  3. Click Yes when browser asks for acknowledgment and device will restart.
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Using CLI

  1. Login to CLI using SSH Client (i.e. putty) or console.
  2. After Login, type restart command and press enter.
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  3. Type Yes or when it asks for acknowledgment and hit enter.
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  4. Now firewall will restart.

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