Setting
Description
Reset Admin Account Lock Counter After
Determines how many hours the failed login window
lasts. The window is a period of time starting with the
first failed login attempt and during which the system
counts subsequent failed attempts against the number
allowed.
The counter resets to zero at the end of the window (if
the account is not locked because of failed attempts)
and after a successful login.
Configure System Access Settings
You can configure how you and others access the system.
Procedure
1.
In the system web interface, go to
Security
>
Access
.
2.
Configure the following settings:
Setting
Description
Enable Network Intrusion Detection System (NIDS)
When you enable this setting, the system creates
security log entries when it detects a possible network
intrusion.
Enable Web Access
Specifies whether you can access the system using the
system web interface.
Restrict to HTTPS
Specifies that you can access the system web interface
only over port 443. Enabling this setting closes access
through port 80 (HTTP).
Web Access Port (HTTP)
Specifies the port to use when accessing the system
web interface over HTTP.
If you change the default (port 80), specify port 1025 or
higher and make sure it is not already in use. You must
include the port number with the IP address when you
use the system web interface to access the system.
(This setting is unavailable if
Restrict to HTTPS
is
enabled.)
Enable Diagnostics Port Idle Session Timeout
Specifies whether to allow the diagnostics port to time
out at the configured time interval or not. You set the
timeout at
Idle Session Timeout in Minutes
.
Enable SNMP Access
Specifies whether to allow SNMP access.
Idle Session Timeout in Minutes
Specifies the number of minutes a session can be idle
before it times out.
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