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Access user configurable settings for an authenticating device
by clicking its Edit button under AUTHORIZED DEVICES (Section
4.1.2.1). Configurable settings include:
Device Name - accepts up to 64 alphanumeric characters
by which you can identify the device.
If a device has a hostname associated with it (the
hostname of a laptop running the Fortress Secure Client,
for instance), that hostname is included for the device when
it is first added to the DEVICE AUTHENTICATION screen. If no
hostname is associated with the device, it will be added
without one.
Auth Option - configures whether the Bridge will additionally
require user authentication before allowing the device to
connect to the encrypted zone.
If you enabled Local authentication while leaving the
settings under AUTHENTICATION OPTIONS (Section 3.6.6.8) at
their defaults, devices auto-populate the AUTHORIZED
DEVICES list with the user authentication option.
Auth State - configures the initial state of the device’s
connection to the encrypted zone:
Allow - the device will be allowed to connect.
Pending - connection requires administrator action:
Change the device’s Auth State to Allow.
If you enabled Local authentication while leaving
settings under AUTHENTICATION DEFAULTS (Section
3.6.6.8) at their defaults, devices auto-populate the
AUTHORIZED DEVICES list a State of Pending.
Deny - the device is not allowed on the network.
4.1.2.1 Editing a Device
You can edit an existing hostname or add one for a device that
has no hostname. You can also reconfigure any individual
device’s Auth Option and Auth State.
To edit a device:1Log on to the Bridge GUI admin account and choose DEVICE
AUTHENTICATION from the menu on the left.