Setting
Description
Require Lowercase Letters
The minimum number of lowercase letters required for
a valid password.
Require Uppercase Letters
The minimum number of uppercase letters required for
a valid password.
Require Numbers
The minimum number of numerals required for a valid
password.
Require Special Characters
The minimum number of special characters required for
a valid password. Supported characters include: @ -
_ ! ; $ , \ / & . # *
Reject Previous Passwords
The number of most recent passwords that you can’t
reuse. If you set this to
Off
, all previous passwords are
valid.
Minimum Password Age in Days
The minimum number of days before the password can
change.
Maximum Password Age in Days
The maximum number of days before the password
must change.
Minimum Changed Characters
The number of characters that must be different or
change position in a new password. For example, if you
set this to
3
,
123abc
can change to
345cde
but not to
234bcd
.
Maximum Consecutive Repeated Characters
The maximum number of consecutive repeated
characters allowed in a password. For example, if you
set this to
3
,
aaa123
is a valid password but
aaaa123
is not.
Password Expiration Warning
Specifies how many days in advance a warning
displays indicating that the password expires soon (if
you set a maximum password age).
Can Contain ID or Its Reverse Form
Specifies whether the associated ID or its reverse can
be part of a password. If you enable this setting and the
ID is
admin
, passwords
admin
and
nimda
are
allowed.
3.
Select
Save
.
Changes to most password policy settings don’t take effect until the next time the password is changed.
Changes take effect immediately for
Minimum Password Age in Days
,
Maximum Password Age in
Days
, and
Password Expiration Warning
.
Create Local Administrator Credentials
You can require local administrator credentials for in-room and remote access to the system.
Passwords for logging in to the system are case sensitive and can’t contain more than 40 characters.
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