Appendix A: Policy Priority; Global Policy, Authentication Policy And User Policy - NetComm HS1200N User Manual

Appendix A: Policy Priority

Global Policy, Authentication Policy and User Policy

The gateway supports multiple Policies, including one Global Policy and 5 individual Policies can be assigned to different
Authentication Server. Global Policy is the system's universal policy and is applied to all clients, while other individual Policies can be
selected and defined to be applied to any Authentication Server. For some authentication, such as Local and RADIUS, users can be
assigned to different Policies individually. One user may be applied to a different policy at the same time. Which policy is actually
applied to this user?
The Policy Priority is enforced as follows:
User Policy >> Authentication Policy >> Global Policy
User policy types:
For Local and RADIUS, users can be assigned to different policies individually. For example, a Local user, user01, is assigned to
Policy1 and the Local Authentication Policy2. When user01 logs in to Public Zone, user01 will be governed under Policy1. This is a
common case for users that can be assigned a Policy individually.
For Local and RADIUS, if these users are not assigned under any User Policy individually, they will be governed under the same
policy as others within the same authentication server. For example, if the Local Authentication is assigned to Policy3, a Local
user01 when logged in to Public Zone will get Policy3. This is another common case for users that are assigned Policy by the
authentication server.
If a User is not assigned a Policy individually and the authentication server is also not assigned a Policy, then the Global Policy will
be applied to all users. For example, a Local user, user01, is assigned to None Policy and the Local Authentication is also assigned
to None Policy on User list. Then user01 logged in to Public Zone will be applied with the Global Policy.
In conclusion, the Global Policy has the lowest policy priority; the User Policy has the highest priority.
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