Authentication Policy & Parameters; Application's Authentication Settings - D-Link DGS-3427 User Manual

Authentication Policy & Parameters
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 &
Parameter Settings:
Figure 8- 8. Authentication Policy and Parameter Settings window
The following parameters can be set:
Parameter
Authentication Policy
Response Timeout (1-
255)
User Attempts (1-255)
Click Apply to implement changes made.

Application's 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 Management > Access Authentication Control > Application Authentication Settings:
Figure 8- 9. Application's Authentication Settings window
The following parameters can be set:
xStack DGS-3400 Series Fast Ethernet Switch
Description
Use the pull down menu to enable or disable the Authentication Policy on the
Switch.
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 1 and 255 seconds. The default setting
is 30 seconds.
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.
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