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DES-3028 DES-3028P DES-3028G DES-3052 DES-3052P Layer 2 Fast Ethernet Managed Switch
Authentication Policy and Parameter Settings
This command will enable an administrator-defined authentication policy for users trying to access the Switch. When enabled, the
device will check the Login Method List and choose a technique for user authentication upon login.
To access the following window, click
Security > Access Authentication Control > Authentication Policy and Parameter
Settings
:
Figure 10- 34. Authentication Policy and Parameters Settings window
The following parameters can be set:
Parameters Description
Authentication Policy Use the pull-down menu to enable or disable the Authentication Policy on the Switch.
Response Timeout (0-
255) This field will set the time the Switch will wait for a response of authentication from the
user. The user may set a time between
0
and
255
seconds. The default setting is
30
seconds.
User Attempts (1-255) This command will configure the maximum number of times the Switch will accept
authentication attempts. Users failing to be authenticated after the set amount of
attempts will be denied access to the Switch and will be locked out of further
authentication attempts. Command line interface users will have to wait 60 seconds
before another authentication attempt. Telnet and web users will be disconnected from
the Switch. The user may set the number of attempts from
1
to
255
. The default setting
is
3
.
Click
Apply
to implement changes made.
Application Authentication Settings
This window is used to configure switch configuration applications (console, Telnet, SSH, web) for login at the user level and at
the administration level (Enable Admin
)
utilizing a previously configured method list. To view the following window, click
Security > Access Authentication Control > Application Authentication Settings
:
Figure 10- 35. Application Authentication Settings window
The following parameters can be set:
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