Authentication Policy And Parameter Settings; Application Authentication Settings - D-Link xStack DGS-3600 User Manual

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:
The following parameters can be set:
Parameters
Authentication Policy
Response Timeout (0-
255)
User Attempts (1-255)
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:
The following parameters can be set:
xStack DGS-3600 Series Layer 3 Gigabit Ethernet Managed Switch
Figure 11- 23. Policy & Parameters Settings window
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 0 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.
Figure 11- 24. Application's Authentication Settings window
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