Authentication Policy And Parameter Settings; Application Authentication Settings - D-Link Xstack DGS-3600 Series 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:
Figure 11- 2 . Authentication Policy and Parameter Settings window
The following parameters can be set:
Parameters
Authentication Policy
Response Timeout
User Attempts
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:
Parameter
Application
Login Method List
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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- 2 . Application Authentication Settings window 9
Description
Lists the configuration applications on the Switch. The user may configure the Login Method
List and Enable Method List for authentication for users utilizing the Console (Command
Line Interface) application, the Telnet application, SSH and the WEB (HTTP) application.
Using the pull-down menu, configure an application for normal login on the user level,
utilizing a previously configured method list. The user may use the default Method List or
other Method List configured by the user. See the Login Method Lists window, in this
section, for more information.
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