CHAPTER 5: Using System Administration
Firewall Name
The Firewall Name uniquely identifies the SonicWALL security appliance and defaults to the serial number of the SonicWALL security appliance. The serial number is also the MAC address of the unit. The Firewall Name is mainly used in
Name/Password
Administrator Name
The Administrator Name can be changed from the default setting of admin to any word using alphanumeric characters up to 32 characters in length. To create an new administrator name, enter the new name in the Administrator Name field. Click Apply for the changes to take effect on the SonicWALL security appliance.
Changing the Administrator Password
To set the password, enter the old password in the Old Password field, and the new password in the New Password field. Enter the new password again in the Confirm New Password field and click Apply. Once the SonicWALL security appliance has been updated, a message confirming the update is displayed at the bottom of the browser window.
Login Security
The Log out the Administrator after inactivity of (minutes) setting allows you to set the length of inactivity time that elapses before you are automatically logged out of the management interface. By default, the SonicWALL security appliance logs out the administrator after 5 minutes of inactivity.
9Tip: If the Administrator Inactivity Timeout is extended beyond 5 minutes, you should end every management session by clicking Logout to prevent unauthorized access to the SonicWALL Web Management Interface.
Enter the desired number of minutes in the Log out the Administrator after inactivity of (minutes) setting and click Apply. The time range can be from 1 to 99 minutes. Click Apply, and a message confirming the update is displayed at the bottom of the browser window.
Enable Administrator/User Lockout
You can configure the SonicWALL security appliance to lockout an administrator or a user if the login credentials are incorrect. Select the Enable Administrator/User Lockout check box to prevent users from attempting to log into the SonicWALL security appliance without proper authentication credentials. Enter the number of failed attempts before the user is locked out in the Failed login attempts per minute before lockout field. Enter the length of time that must elapse before the user attempts to log into the SonicWALL security appliance again in the Lockout Period (minutes) field.
SAlert: If the administrator and a user are logging into the SonicWALL security appliance using the same source IP address, the administrator is also locked out of the SonicWALL security appliance. The lockout is based on the source IP address of the user or administrator.
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