Symantec Security Expressions Server manual Access

SecurityExpressions Server User Guide

Session Duration

Session duration is a time-out period that sets the maximum number of minutes for a Web session. The session lasts until this time passes or a different Browser accesses the server. When the session expires, local session information, including authentication, is lost. Many settings, once initialized, remain through the session duration.

Once you open a new Browser, the session duration resets to the configured time period.

Maximum number of simultaneous audits for Audit-on-Connect

Simultaneous audits affect network capacity and speed. If you find the default number of simultaneous Audit-on-Connect audits consumes too many CPU and network resources, change this setting to a smaller number until you find the right balance.

Maximum number of simultaneous audits for Audit-on-Schedule

Simultaneous audits affect network capacity and speed. If you find the default number of simultaneous Audit-on-Schedule audits consumes too many CPU and network resources, change this setting to a smaller number until you find the right balance.

Do not use more than __ Mbps (megabits per second) of bandwidth

To control the amount of network bandwidth the software uses during an audit, select this check box and type the maximum number of megabits per second of bandwidth you want audits to consume. The less bandwidth allotted to audits, the longer audits will take to complete. You must enter a number between 0.01 and 10,000.0.

Other Servers Local Settings

Other servers in the System on the Application Setup page lists the other servers in this system that use the central database. When you click a link, you view the Local Settings page for those servers, but only one server is available to view at a time. By navigating to the local settings for each individual server, you can change the local settings on all servers in the system from one location.

All settings other than those on the Setup page are shared across all servers using the same database.

Page Access

Page Access identifies who has access to each SecurityExpressions Audit & Compliance Web page, including the Home and Self-Service Audit pages. For each page, type the name of a Windows User Group that you want to grant access to the page. You cannot enter individual users. Any user belonging to that Group has access, while users who do not belong to the group are denied access.

To allow all users to access a page, type Everyone. To prevent all users from accessing a page, type None.

If you enter multiple Windows groups, separate them with commas. If a Windows User Group isn't on the local computer, you'll need to enter the group in domain\groupname format.

Tip: Before making Group assignments to a specific page, become familiar with Windows Users and Groups in your organization. To see the current Users and Groups, open Control Panel and double-click the Administrative icon. Then open Computer Management and view Local Users and Groups.

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