Security - Quantum DXi6900 User Manual

Chapter 9: Configuration
System
1. Select one of the following options:
Option
Network Time Protocol (NTP) Server
Manual Date & Time Settings
2. In the Timezone drop-down box, select the time zone where the DXi6900 is located.
3. Next to Time Format, select the format to use when displaying times (24 hours or 12 hours).
4. Click Apply.

Security

The Security page allows you to configure security settings for the DXi6900, including access passwords,
LDAP/AD, SSL settings, and the inactivity timeout.
To access the Security page, click the Configuration menu, and then click the Security tab.
The Security page contains the following tabs:
Local Access
The Local Access page allows you to change the account passwords for the remote management console
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(Recommended) Select this option to synchronize the
DXi6900 with an NTP timeserver or pool. Then select or
specify a timeserver or pool.
Select a Timeserver Pool - (Recommended) Select
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one of the well-known, geographically-based NTP
timeserver pools in the drop-down box.
Note: To select a timeserver pool, you must first
specify at least one DNS IP address on the
Network page (see
Otherwise, you must specify the IP address of the
timeserver pool.
Specify a Timeserver or Pool - Type the name or IP
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address of the NTP server or pool. (See
http://support.ntp.org for information about publicly
available NTP servers)
To verify that the DXi6900 can communicate with the NTP
server or pool, click Test NTP.
Select this option to manually set the system date and time.
Specify the New System Date by clicking the calendar
icon. Specify the New System Time using the drop-down
boxes.
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