CHAPTER 41: Viewing User Status and Configuring User Authentication
Active User Sessions
The Active User Sessions table lists the User Name, the IP Address of the user, the Session Time, Time Remaining of the session, and the Inactivity Remaining time. You can also click the Trashcan icon in the Logout column to log a user out of the SonicWALL security appliance.
Users > Settings
On the Users > Settings page, you can configure the authentication method required, global user settings, and an acceptable use policy that is displayed to users when logging onto your network. The SonicWALL security appliance supports user level authentication using the local SonicWALL security appliance database, a RADIUS server, or a combination of the two authentication methods.
Authentication Method
•Use RADIUS for user authentication - if you have more than 100 users or want to add an extra layer of security for authenticating the user to the SonicWALL security appliance. If you select Use RADIUS for user authentication, users must log into the SonicWALL security appliance using HTTPS in order to encrypt the password sent to the SonicWALL security appliance. If a user attempts to log into the SonicWALL security appliance using HTTP, the browser is automatically redirected to HTTPS. If you select Use RADIUS for user authentication, the Configure button becomes available.
•Allow only users listed locally - enable this setting if you have a subset of RADIUS users accessing the SonicWALL security appliance. The user names must be added to the internal Son- icWALL security appliance user database on the Users > Local Users page before they can be authenticated using RADIUS.
•Include privileges from users listed locally - includes the privileges assigned to users in the Users > Local Users page.
•Configure users locally - selecting this setting allows you to configure users in the local Son- icWALL security appliance database using the Users > Local Users page.
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