Draytek Vigor2136 Series User Manual page 282

III-1-5-3 User & MFA Security
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is a security mechanism that offers an extra protection beyond a
username and password, making it more difficult for unauthorized users to gain access.
Any client trying to access into Internet via Vigor router will be asked for passing through user
authentication. It can prevent Vigor router from attacks when a hacker tries every possible
combination of letters, numbers and symbols until find out the correct combination of password.
Available settings are explained as follows:
Item
Maximum Login
Attempts (Times)
Penalty Period (Sec.)
Enable User Account
Lockout
Cancel
Apply
Description
Brute Force Protection
Specify the maximum number of failed login attempts.
The users who fail to log in multiple times by reaching the maximum
login attempts will be penalized a period not to login Vigor system.
Set the period for penalty delay.
During this period, the user is unable to log in or access Vigor's
system.
The purpose of this setting is to obstruct outside automated attacks
(attempting to speculate passwords, authentication codes or others
through repeated trials).
Switch the toggle to enable or disable the user account lockout
function.
Login Attempts – Specify the maximum number of failed login
attempts for all user accounts. After that, the accounts will be locked if
login failed.
Unlock User Account After – Specify a time period to unlock all user
accounts.
Send Lock Email to Users – Send a notification to the account via an
e-mail when lockout event happened to the user.
Discard current settings.
Save the current settings.
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