Sophos Firewall Admin Password Reset

To reset your password do as follows.

Sophos firewall admin password reset. How to setup a serial connection with a console cable. During the password. For users signing in to the xg firewall via the lan or vpn connection except clientless vpn there is no action required. Reset your admin password using the cli you can reset your admin password using the command line interface.

Select 4 reset for the admin user. Once connected to the console hard reboot the device. Via console sfos 17 5 access the appliance via console. To get the sign in window open the browser and type the internal ip address of xg firewall in the address bar.

Type y and then press enter to reset the admin password to factory default. Do either of the following. Connect a monitor and a keyboard to the utm or connect a laptop to the utm via a serial. A dialog box appears prompting you to enter username and password.

Reset your admin password during startup you can reset your password during the startup process. As a result we have identified a subset of xg firewalls with local users that require a password reset. You ll soon see the gnu grub screen. Sign in to the command line interface cli and select 2.

Sign in to sophos central and from there sign in to xg firewall. Ensure you have a monitor and a keyboard connected to the sophos utm and restart the utm. The log on procedure authenticates the user and creates a session with xg firewall until the user logs off. Press the esc key as the sophos utm starts to boot.

Prompt type reset as the password. Via console sfos 17 5 access the appliance via console. Reset sophos utm s root user password. Enter your current password then enter and confirm your new password.

Connect a monitor and a keyboard to the utm or connect a laptop to the utm via a serial cable and use a terminal emulator program such. On xg firewall go to administration device access default admin password settings. In the password prompt enter reset reset should be entered in capital letters. Ensure the current sophos utm version is highlighted should be the top option.

A password prompt will appear in the cli. All password reset procedure shutdown the utm. Reset password for admin user. Reset your admin password using sophos central firewall manager if you manage xg firewallin sophos central firewall manageryou can reset your password from sophos central.

Sophos continually investigates product security in order to close any potential risks to our customers. Prompt type reset as the password.