Authentication Policy Settings
This command will enable an
To view this window, click Security > Access Authentication Control > Authentication Policy Settings as shown below:
Figure 5 - 35 Authentication Policy Settings window
The following parameters can be set:
ParametersDescription
Authentication Policy | Use the |
|
|
Response Timeout | This field will set the time the Switch will wait for a response of authentication from the |
| user. The user may set a time between 0 and 255 seconds. The default setting is 30 |
| seconds. |
|
|
User Attempts | This command will configure the maximum number of times the Switch will accept |
| authentication attempts. Users failing to be authenticated after the set amount of |
| attempts will be denied access to the Switch and will be locked out of further |
| authentication attempts. Command line interface users will have to wait 60 seconds |
| before another authentication attempt. Telnet and web users will be disconnected from |
| the Switch. The user may set the number of attempts from 1 to 255. The default setting |
| is 3. |
|
|
Click Apply to implement changes made.
Application Authentication Settings
This window is used to configure switch configuration applications (console, Telnet, SSH, web) for login at the user level and at the administration level (Enable Admin) utilizing a previously configured method list.
To view this window, click Security > Access Authentication Control > Application Authentication Settings as shown below:
Figure 5 - 36 Application's Authentication Settings window
The following parameters can be set:
ParameterDescription
Application | Lists the configuration applications on the Switch. The user may configure the Login Method |
| List and Enable Method List for authentication for users utilizing the Console (Command Line |
| Interface) application, the Telnet application, SSH, and the WEB (HTTP) application. |
|
|
Login Method List | Using the |
|
|
| 173 |
