Acer ARMC_3P User Manual page 97

C 5: M O
HAPTER ENU PTIONS
Policy
The policy determines what to do with matching packets. They can be
either accepted or dropped.
Appending a rule
Enter the IP/Mask and set the policy. Finally, press the Append button.
Inserting a rule
Enter the rule number, the IP/Mask and set the policy. Finally, press the
Insert button
Replacing a rule
Enter the rule number, the IP/Mask and set the policy. Finally, press the
Replace button.
Deleting a rule
Enter the rule number and press the Delete button.
Anti Brute Force Setting
The Anti Brute Force user blocking mechanism allows to disable the login of a
certain user if his password was entered incorrectly for a specific number of times.
The duration of the blocking is also configurable.
Maximum number of failed logins
Enter the maximum number of failed login attempts after which it should
not be possible for this user to login anymore. Leave this field empty to
disable the user blocking feature.
Block time
The number of minutes the user is blocked after he exceeded his maximum
number of failed login attempts. Leave this field empty to block him for an
infinite amount of time until he is manually unblocked again.
Unblocking Users
There are two possibilties to unblock a blocked user.
• A parent user may go to the user management settings (see User
Management) and press the Unblock button for the user.
• It is also possible to use the serial console for the initial configuration (see
Table 4) and login as the user "unblock". The ARMC/3P will ask for the
superuser password ans present a list of blocked users which may be
unblocked.
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