Connector Setup
- Under the connector, go to Ingestion.
- Select SonicWall Firewall Connector and click Configure.
- Enable SonicWall Firewall Events? → Yes.
- Select Validate and Save.
- Copy and save the generated Token (required for ES agent setup).
System Requirements
- Linux or Mac machine with static IP allocation.
- RAM: 4 GB or more
- CPU: 2 vCPUs or more
- Disk: 100 GB or more
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SonicWall ES Agent Installation
The Fleet URL depends on the tenant stack:
- Stack 1 →
https://elk-next-fleet-1.seqrite.com:443 - Stack 2 →
https://elk-next-fleet-2.seqrite.com:443 - Stack 3 →
https://elk-next-fleet-3.seqrite.com:443 - Stack 4 →
https://elk-next-fleet-4.seqrite.com:443
Replace <token> with the actual token saved earlier.
sudo bash mkdir SonicWall_es_agent cd SonicWall_es_agent curl -L -O https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/beats/elastic-agent/elastic-agent-8.17.9-linux-x86_64.tar.gz tar xzvf elastic-agent-8.17.9-linux-x86_64.tar.gz cd elastic-agent-8.17.9-linux-x86_64 sudo ./elastic-agent install --url=https://elk-next-fleet-1.seqrite.com:443 --insecure --enrollment-token=<token>
SonicWall Firewall Configuration
- Go to SonicWall Web interface → Logs & Reporting | Log Settings > Syslog > Syslog Server.
- Add a new syslog server.
- Set event collector machine IP and UDP port 514 as target.
- Save changes and click Apply.
Alerts will begin to generate in the XDR portal automatically.
SonicWall ES Agent Uninstallation
After deleting the connector configuration in the XDR portal, uninstall the ES agent:
sudo bash elastic-agent uninstall rm -rf elastic-agent-8.17.9-linux-x86_64 elastic-agent-8.17.9-linux-x86_64.tar.gz sudo rm -rf /opt/Elastic/Agent sudo rm -rf /etc/elastic-agent sudo rm -rf /var/lib/elastic-agent sudo rm -rf /var/log/elastic-agent # Verify it's Gone ps aux | grep elastic-agent sudo systemctl status elastic-agent
Sophos Firewall Configuration Requirement
- Ensure event collector is running.
- Go to SonicWall Web interface → Logs & Reporting | Log Settings > Syslog > Syslog Server.
- Add a new syslog server.
- Set event collector machine IP and UDP port 1515 as target.
- Save changes.