Management
308 IOLAN SDS/SCS/STS/MDC User’s Guide, Version 4.0
Advanced
Overview
Review the configuration options in the Advan c ed page to determine if any of them apply to your
implementation.

Login Tab Field Descriptions

Configure the following param eters:
Use System Name
in Prompts
Display Login
Banner
Use Custom Login
Prompt
Bypass Login
Password
Use a Generic
WebManager
Login Screen
Password Retry
Limit
Displays the System Name field value instead of default product name. When
enabled, the Server Name is displayed in the IOLAN login pro mpt, CLI
prompt, WebManager login screen, and the heading of the Menu.
Default: Disabled
This parameter concerns the banner information (product name/software
version). Thi s ban ner information is presented to a user with a logi n pro m pt.
For security reasons, you can turn off the display of this information.
Default: Disabled
When set, and a custom language file is in use, the login prompt wi ll use the
string defined in the language file as the login prompt instead of the default
prompt, login:.
Default: Disabled
When set, authorized users who do not have a password set, with the exception
of the Admin user, WILL NOT be prompted for a password at login with Local
Authentication.
Default: Disabled
When set, and the user connects to the IOLAN using WebManager, the
WebManager login screen that is displayed is generic — the Perle banner,
IOLAN model name, and firmware version are not displayed to the user.
Default: Disabled
The number of attempts a user is allowed to enter a password for a serial port
connection from the network, before the connection is terminated and the user
has to attempt to login again. For users logging into the serial port, if this limit
is exceeded, the serial port is disabled for 5 minutes. A user with Admin level
rights can restart the serial port, bypassing the timeout, by issuing a kill on the
disabled serial port.
Default: 3