Starting from the version 2.3.5 RdpGuard ships with the command line interface to provide you with powerful and flexible tool for automation tasks.
Please check the rdpguard-service-manager.exe
file located in RdpGuard's installation folder (usually C:\Program Files (x86)\RdpGuard)
If you start it from the command line, the following output displayed:
To report ip address: /report address comment
Example: /report 1.2.3.4 "OurApp brute-force attempt"
To block ip address: /block address comment
Example: /block 1.2.3.4 "OurApp brute-force attempt"
To unblock ip address: /unblock address
Example: /unblock 1.2.3.4
To unblock all ip address: /unblock *
Example: /unblock *
To list blocked ip addresses: /list
Example: /list
To activate license key: /lic YOUR-LICENSE-KEY
Example: /lic AAAA-BBBB-CCCC-DDDD
To deactivate license key: /delic
Example: /delic
To get maintenance days remaining: /maintenance
Example: /maintenance
To display whitelist entries: /whitelist list
Example: /whitelist list
To add whitelist entry: /whitelist add ip_address_or_range [optional comment]
Example: /whitelist add 1.1.1.1
To remove whitelist entry: /whitelist remove ip_address_or_range
Example: /whitelist remove 192.168.1.1-192.168.1.10
To put whitelist file: /whitelist put_file whitelist_file
Example: /whitelist put_file C:\data\whitelist.xml
To get RdpGuard version: /version
Example: /version
Commands Description
/report address comment - report brute force attempt to RdpGuard,
where address - attacker's IP address and the comment - any comment associated with the address.
Attacker's IP address will be blocked when the number of attacks will reach the set limit. The limit is configured in Tools, Options, General.
Examples:
>rdpguard-service-manager.exe /report 1.2.3.4 "OurApp brute-force attempt"
>rdpguard-service-manager.exe /report 66.45.34.42 "Script Abuse"
/block address comment - block specified address with the comment using pre-configured blocking method and duration.
The blocking method and duration is configured in Tools, Options, General.
Examples:
>rdpguard-service-manager.exe /block 1.2.3.4 "OurApp brute-force attempt"
>rdpguard-service-manager.exe /block 66.45.34.42 "Script Abuse"
/unblock address - unblock specified address. Use the * symbol to unblock all ip addresses.
Examples:
>rdpguard-service-manager.exe /unblock 94.157.98.54
>rdpguard-service-manager.exe /unblock *
/list - get list of blocked ip addresses
Example:
>rdpguard-service-manager.exe /list
5 blocked IP addresses found
[Address] [Block Date] [Unblock Date] [Comment]
27.121.80.0 27.11.2015 17:08:50 28.11.2015 17:08:50 RDP
27.121.80.1 27.11.2015 17:09:14 28.11.2015 17:09:14 RDP
27.121.80.55 27.11.2015 17:09:17 28.11.2015 17:09:17 RDP
43.240.228.4 27.11.2015 17:09:10 28.11.2015 17:09:10 RDP
43.240.228.43 27.11.2015 17:09:21 28.11.2015 17:09:21 RDP
/lic YOUR_LICENSE_KEY - activate license key
Example:
>rdpguard-service-manager.exe /lic AAAA-BBBB-CCCC-DDDD
/delic - deactivate license key
Example:
>rdpguard-service-manager.exe /delic
/maintenance - get maintenance days remaining
Example:
>rdpguard-service-manager.exe /maintenance
/whitelist list - show whitelist entries
Example:
>rdpguard-service-manager.exe /whitelist list
6 whitelisted IP addresses found
[IP Address or Range] [Comment]
2.120.0.0-2.127.255.255
2.216.0.0-2.223.255.255
5.2.16.0-5.2.23.255 comment
5.10.16.0-5.10.31.255
5.10.136.0-5.10.143.255
217.199.176.0-217.199.191.255 comment
/whitelist add ip_address_or_range [optional comment] - Add whitelist entry and optional comment
Example:
>rdpguard-service-manager.exe /add 1.1.1.1
>rdpguard-service-manager.exe /add 1.1.1.1-1.1.1.120
>rdpguard-service-manager.exe /add 2.2.2.2 comment
/whitelist remove ip_address_or_range - Remove whitelist entry
Example:
>rdpguard-service-manager.exe /remove 1.1.1.1
>rdpguard-service-manager.exe /remove 1.1.1.1-1.1.1.120
/whitelist put_file whitelist_file - Replace entire whitelist with new file
Example:
>rdpguard-service-manager.exe /whitelist put_file C:\import\whitelist.xml
/version - returns RdpGuard version
Example:
>rdpguard-service-manager.exe /version
