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ProSafe Gigabit Quad WAN SSL VPN Firewall SRX5308 Reference Manual
5. As an option, you can change the idle timeout for an administrator login session. Enter a new
number of minutes in the Idle Timeout field. (The default setting is 5 minutes.)
6. Click Apply to save your settings.
7. Repeat
step 1
through
Note: After a factory default reset, the password and timeout value are changed back
to password and 5 minutes, respectively.
You can also change the administrator login policies:
•
Deny login access from a WAN interface. By default, the administrator can log in from a WAN
interface.
•
Deny or allow login access from specific IP addresses. By default, the administrator can log in
from any IP address.
Note: For enhanced security, restrict access to as few external IP addresses as
practical.
•
Deny or allow login access from specific browsers. By default, the administrator can log in
from any browser.
In general, these policy settings work well for an administrator. However, if you need to change
any of these policy settings, see
Configuring Remote Management Access
An administrator can configure, upgrade, and check the status of the VPN firewall over the
Internet through either a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) VPN or a Telnet connection, but must be
logged in locally to enable remote management.
Note: When remote management is enabled and administrative access through a WAN
interface is granted (see
firewall's Web Management Interface is accessible to anyone who knows its IP
address and default password. Because a malicious WAN user can reconfigure the
VPN firewall and misuse it in many ways, NETGEAR highly recommends that
you change the admin and guest default passwords before continuing (see
"Changing Passwords and Administrator Settings" on page
8-10
step 6
for the user with the name "guest."
"Setting User Login Policies" on page
"Configuring Login Policies" on page
v1.0, April 2010
7-11.
7-11), the VPN
8-8).
Network and System Management
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