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title: SonicWall SonicOS
description: "## What is SonicWall SonicOS? SonicWall SonicOS and SonicOSX (SonicOS/X) is the operating system that runs on SonicWall firewalls and provides the web management interface, API, and the Command Line Interface for firewall configuration. ## Why Should You Use the…"
url: "https://lucidum.io/docs/sonicwall-sonicos/"
updated: "2024-06-29"
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# SonicWall SonicOS

## What is SonicWall SonicOS?

SonicWall SonicOS and SonicOSX (SonicOS/X) is the operating system that runs on SonicWall firewalls and provides the web management interface, API, and the Command Line Interface for firewall configuration.

## Why Should You Use the SonicWall SonicOS Connector?

The SonicWall SonicOS connector provides visibility into the assets in your environment. You can use this visibility to:

- ensure assets are managed per your security policies
- derive relationships between assets, users, applications, and data

## How Does This Connector Work?

Lucidum executes read-only requests to the SonicWall SonicOS REST API and ingests only meta-data about SonicWall SonicOS devices. Lucidum does not retrieve any data stored on your assets.

## Prerequisites

To use the Lucidum connector for SonicWall SonicOS, you must first:

- Enable the SonicOS API and enable HTTP Basic Authentication. For details, see [https://www.sonicwall.com/support/technical-documentation/docs/sonicos-7-0-0-0-device_settings/Content/Topics/Audit_SonicOS_API/SonicOS-API-enabling.htm/](https://www.sonicwall.com/support/technical-documentation/docs/sonicos-7-0-0-0-device_settings/Content/Topics/Audit_SonicOS_API/SonicOS-API-enabling.htm/)
- Enable HTTPS User Login. For details, see[https://www.sonicwall.com/support/knowledge-base/gui-how-can-i-enable-remote-management-e-g-https-management-on-the-sonicwall/170505449785599/#:~:text=Login to the SonicWall management,MANAGEMENT protocol(s) section.](https://www.sonicwall.com/support/knowledge-base/gui-how-can-i-enable-remote-management-e-g-https-management-on-the-sonicwall/170505449785599/#:~:text=Login%20to%20the%20SonicWall%20management,MANAGEMENT%20protocol(s)%20section.)
- Disable the User Login Status Popup. See ***Disabling the User Login Status Popup***** **in [https://www.sonicwall.com/support/knowledge-base/how-can-i-configure-additional-administrator-user-profiles-in-sonicos-enhanced/170505824663553/](https://www.sonicwall.com/support/knowledge-base/how-can-i-configure-additional-administrator-user-profiles-in-sonicos-enhanced/170505824663553/)

## Configuring the Connector in Lucidum

| **Field** | **Description** | **Example** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Host | The hostname of the server for SonicWall SonicOS. | 10.2.290.29 |
| Port | The port on the SonicWall SonicOS server. Default port is 443 | 443 |
| Username | User name for a SonicWall local user account that is a member of the **SonicWall Administrators** group. |  justynmutts |
| Password | User name for a SonicWall local user account that is a member of the **SonicWall Administrators** group. | ************ |
| Proxy | If you are using a proxy server to allow this connector to communicate with on-premises devices, enter the IP address: port for the proxy server, usually **192.168.255.6:3128** | 192.168.255. |

## Source Documentation

### Creating Credentials

To create a local user account that is a member of the **SonicWall Administrators** group:

[https://www.sonicwall.com/support/knowledge-base/how-can-i-configure-additional-administrator-user-profiles-in-sonicos-enhanced/170505824663553/](https://www.sonicwall.com/support/knowledge-base/how-can-i-configure-additional-administrator-user-profiles-in-sonicos-enhanced/170505824663553/)

Assign the new user to the group SonicWall Administrators

### Required Permissions

| **Object** | **Permissions** |
| --- | --- |
| Group | SonicWall Administrators |

### API Documentation

[https://sonicos-api.sonicwall.com/](https://sonicos-api.sonicwall.com/)