(PowerShell) SSH Commands to Sophos Router Device Console

Demonstrates how to establish an SSH session with a Sophos XG router and send commands in a device console session.

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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-9.5.0-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

# This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
# See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

$ssh = New-Object Chilkat.Ssh

$success = $ssh.Connect("172.16.16.16",22)
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($ssh.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# Authenticate using login/password:
$success = $ssh.AuthenticatePw("myLogin","myPassword")
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($ssh.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# Start a shell session.
# (The QuickShell method was added in Chilkat v9.5.0.65)
$channelNum = $ssh.QuickShell()
if ($channelNum -lt 0) {
    $($ssh.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# The Sophos router will send this initial prompt:

# 	Main Menu
# 
# 	    1.  Network  Configuration
# 	    2.  System   Configuration
# 	    3.  Route    Configuration
# 	    4.  Device Console
# 	    5.  Device Management
# 	    6.  VPN Management
# 	    7.  Shutdown/Reboot Device
# 	    0.  Exit
# 
# 	    Select Menu Number [0-7]: 

$success = $ssh.ChannelReceiveUntilMatch($channelNum,"Select Menu Number","utf-8",$true)
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($ssh.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# Show what we received so far:
$($ssh.GetReceivedText($channelNum,"utf-8"))

# Send "4" <RETURN> to mimic typing in a shell session.
$success = $ssh.ChannelSendString($channelNum,"4`n","utf-8")
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($ssh.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# We should get a "console>" prompt.
$success = $ssh.ChannelReceiveUntilMatch($channelNum,"console>","utf-8",$true)
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($ssh.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$($ssh.GetReceivedText($channelNum,"utf-8"))

# Send a command and get the output..
$success = $ssh.ChannelSendString($channelNum,"dnslookup host google.com`n","utf-8")
$success = $ssh.ChannelReceiveUntilMatch($channelNum,"console>","utf-8",$true)
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($ssh.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$($ssh.GetReceivedText($channelNum,"utf-8"))

# Send another command and get the output, and so on...
$success = $ssh.ChannelSendString($channelNum,"dnslookup host microsoft.com`n","utf-8")
$success = $ssh.ChannelReceiveUntilMatch($channelNum,"console>","utf-8",$true)
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($ssh.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$($ssh.GetReceivedText($channelNum,"utf-8"))

$ssh.Disconnect()