Set Authentication Options For All Users - Watchguard Firebox X15 User Manual

Set authentication options for all users

Some authentication options have an effect on all users. To set or change authentication options:
1. To connect to the System Status page, type
of the Firebox X Edge trusted interface.
The default URL is: https://192.168.111.1
2. From the navigation bar, select Firebox Users > Settings.
The Settings page appears.
3. Use the definitions below to help you change your parameters. Click Submit.
Require user authentication (enable local user accounts)
When you select this check box, all hosts must authenticate to the Firebox X Edge to send or
receive network traffic. If you do not select this check box, there is no user-based control for
access to the Internet or VPN tunnels.
Automatically prompt for login on Web access
When you select this check box, the authentication dialog box launches any time a user who has
not yet authenticated tries to get access to the Internet.
Reset idle timer on Firebox X Edge embedded Web site access
When you select this check box, the Firebox X Edge does not disconnect a session when an idle
timeout occurs if the Login Status dialog box is on the desktop. Clear this check box to override
the Login Status dialog box. The Login Status box sends traffic to the Firebox X Edge from the
user's computer every two minutes. If you select this check box, the Edge resets the idle timer to
zero each time the Edge receives traffic from the Login Status box.
Enable automatic session termination
This is a global property that applies to all sessions and overrides all other authentication options.
It lets you clear the list of sessions in use and make all user licenses available again. Select this
check box to disconnect all sessions at the specified time in the drop-down list. All sessions are
disconnected at the same time. The time limit is the number of hours since the Firebox X Edge
first starts up, not the length of time a session has been active.
User Guide
If you configure an incoming service and you enable Firebox User accounts, you must add
the servers that accept incoming connections to the Trusted Hosts list. For more
information, go to See current sessions and
in the browser address bar, and the IP address
https://
users.
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