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Additional URLs

The FireBrick web interface has a number of additional URLs. These can be accessed manually.

Session ID

Before any web page on the FireBrick can be accessed, you much have the necessary security setting, and this usually means logging in (unless the nobody user is set to have access). The Firebrick can be accessed with a number after the domain/IP, e.g. http://my.FireBrick.co.uk/123/. This number is normally allocated automatically when you access the base page of the FireBrick, and is a session ID for your connection. You should not normally use a manual session ID, but allow one to be created. However, when making scripts to access the FireBrick you may find it helpful to use a session ID which you create. The IDs are any non zero unsigned 32 bit number.

If you have already logged in, then you can simply place the required URL manually after the session ID and the training / character, e.g. http://my.FireBrick.co.uk/123/reboot

Login

If you are making any sort of script to access the FireBrick, you need to pick a suitable session ID, and complete a login. The login is done using the URL dologin with arguments of user and http://my.firebrick.co.uk/123/. e.g. http://my.FireBrick.co.uk/123/dologin?user=fred&pass=test

Once you have logged in, the same IP can access any pages using that session ID until the login timeout, or until you access logout.

Special URLs

Once logged in, or if the nobody user has appropriate read access, the following special URLs provide various information or functions :-

URL	Rights	Function / information
factoryinit	Edit Upload	Performs a full factory reset
datainit	Edit Upload	Resets all data area - includes statistics, DHCP allocations, dynamic tunnel endpoints and various dynamic information. Does not clear config and does not clear ethernet counters.
zapfilters	View Filters Edit for each filter	Erases all filters
reboot	Edit Upload	Performs immediate restart
download	View Upload	Returns current config file
upload	Edit Upload	With FILE= a file, posted as multipart/form-data, allows upload of config, code or UI image
info	View Setup	Provides a number of parameters used for factory testing
dump?DHCP	View Diagnostics	Reports table of DHCP allocations in CSV format
logt	View Diagnostics	Text dump of current log (optional argument BACK can be used to specify how many seconds ago from which the log should be started)