Restart access points remotely using the CLI
Remotely restart Sophos access points.
How to use the CLI to remotely restart a Sophos access point managed by Sophos Firewall
- Sign in to the command line console (CLI) as the admin user.
- Type 5 for Device Management.
- Type 3 for Advanced Shell.
- Type
awetool
and press Enter. -
Using the arrow keys select option 1 Connect to an AP and press Enter.
This lists all available access points.
-
Using the arrow keys select the access point you want to restart.
- Select Ok.
- Type:
y
to finish connecting to the access point. -
Type:
reboot
and press Enter.This restarts the access point.