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Connect your SonicWall NGFW (SonicOS) so Myrmex can read the running configuration, document the appliance, and — with approval — run firewall and network CLI operations. Myrmex reaches the device over SSH through a Collector on your network and queries it in real time.

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What Myrmex Can Do

Read & document

Run CLI commands to inspect interfaces, policies, NAT, and the running configuration — read on demand.

Run CLI commands

Execute firewall and network operations, with changes applied on approval.

Inventory

Track the appliance model and SonicOS version — nothing stored on the Myrmex side.

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Before You Start

  • A Collector that can reach the firewall’s management IP over SSH. See Deploying the agent and Collector mode.
  • An account with CLI access to the device — read-only is enough for analysis; a full-configuration account is required to run changes.

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Step 1 — Create the Credential in SonicWall

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Enable SSH management

In SonicOS, turn on SSH management under Device → Settings → Administration, and enable SSH on the management interface under Network → Interfaces.
2

Create an administrator

Create a local administrator for Myrmex under Device → Users → Local Users & Groups. Add it to the SonicWall Administrators group for full configuration access, or Limited Administrators for read-only. Note the username and password.
Prefer least privilege: start with a limited/read-only administrator, and grant full configuration access only when you want the agents to run changes for you.

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Step 2 — Add the Integration in Myrmex

From the Directory, choose Add Integration → SonicWall Firewall, then fill in:

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Connect

Click Connect to validate the SSH connection and finish. The firewall then appears under Environment → Integrations, and you can ask the Integration Specialist about it in the Workspace.
Myrmex queries the firewall in real time over SSH and acts only on approval. It does not store or retain the device’s configuration or data on the Myrmex side.