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This chapter describes:
•Setting authentication timeout
•Adding user names and configuring authentication
•Configuring RADIUS support
•Configuring LDAP support
•Configuring user groups
Setting authentication timeout
Authentication timeout controls how long authenticated firewall connections can remain idle before users must authenticate again to get access through the firewall.
To set authentication timeout
1Go to System > Config > Options.
2In Auth Timeout, type a number, in minutes. The default authentication timeout is 15 minutes.
Adding user names and configuring authentication
Use the following procedures to add user names and configure authentication.
This section describes:
•Adding user names and configuring authentication
•Deleting user names from the internal database
Adding user names and configuring authentication
To add a user name and configure authentication
1Go to User > Local.
2Select New to add a new user name.
3Type the User Name.
The user name can contain numbers
4Select one of the following authentication configurations:
Disable | Prevent this user from authenticating. |
Password | Enter the password that this user must use to authenticate. The password |
| should be at least six characters long. The password can contain numbers |
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| - and _. Other special characters and spaces are not allowed. |
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