Management Advanced Settings - D-Link NetDefend DFL-210 User Manual

2.1.8. Management Advanced Settings

Initial Options with a Console Password Set
If a console password is set then the initial options that appear when NetDefendOS loading is
interrupted with a key press are shown below.
The 1. Start firewall option re-continues the interrupted NetDefendOS startup process. If the 2.
Login option is chosen, the console password must be entered and the full boot menu described
above is entered.
Removing the Console Password
Once the console password is set it can be removed by selecting the Set console password option in
the boot menu and entering nothing as the password and just pressing the Enter key to the prompt.
The Console Password is only for the Console
The password set for the console is not connected to the management passwords used for
administrator access through a web browser. It is valid only for console access.
2.1.8. Management Advanced Settings
Under the Remote Management section of the WebUI a number of advanced settings can be found.
These are:
SSH Before Rules
Enable SSH traffic to the firewall regardless of configured IP Rules.
Default: Enabled
WebUI Before Rules
Enable HTTP(S) traffic to the firewall regardless of configured IP Rules.
Default: Enabled
Local Console Timeout
Number of seconds of inactivity until the local console user is automatically logged out.
Default: 900
Validation Timeout
Specifies the amount of seconds to wait for the administrator to log in before reverting to the
previous configuration.
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