SSH to the firewall using PuTTY
Do as follows to SSH into Sophos Firewall using the PuTTY utility.
Download PuTTY.
Click on the link below to start the PuTTY Download.
Ensure the SSH service is turned on in the relevant zone from where you're accessing Sophos Firewall.
You can turn on SSH for different zones from Administration > Device access.
Open the PuTTY utility.
Open the PuTTY utility
Enter the hostname or the LAN, WAN, or WLAN IP address of Sophos Firewall.
Keep the default SSH service port to 22.
Sign in using the default username admin.
Note:
You can't use any other username.
Enter the password of the default admin user.
- Type 4 to access the Device console or type 5,
- Type 3 to access the Advanced shell.