Web admin console
Manage your XG Firewall using the web admin console.
Sophos Firewall OS uses a graphical user interface (web admin console) to configure and manage XG Firewall.
We support most of the commonly used browsers, such as Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari. We recommend that you use the latest browser version.
Web admin console settings
You can access the web admin console from a web browser using HTTPS. The default settings are as follows:
- Services: HTTPS
- Interface: LAN
- Admin console HTTPS port: 4444
To change which interface you access the web admin console on, go to .
To update the web admin console settings, go to .
To access the sign-in window, open a browser and type the internal IP address or the hostname of XG Firewall in the address bar, followed by the port number if it differs from 443.
Example: security.sophos.com:4444
You can select the language from the drop-down menu in the upper right corner of the sign-in window.
Enter your username and password. When you sign in to XG Firewall for the first time, you use the default username and password.
Every time you sign in to the web admin console you see the control center, which provides a snapshot of the status and health of the security system.
To prevent unauthorized users from accessing XG Firewall, sign out after you finish working.
To sign out of XG Firewall, click your username at the upper right corner of any of the web admin console pages, and select Logout.
Web pages
The following options are available at the top of every web page:
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Option |
Description |
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How-to guides |
Opens the XG Firewall how-to library, where you can find videos to help you configure your XG Firewall. |
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Log viewer |
Opens the log viewer in a new window. |
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Help |
Opens the context-sensitive help page. |
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Username Example: admin |
The options in the drop-down menu are as follows:
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