Users Guide
Configuring Security Features 217
Configuring the Network Security Settings Using the DRAC 5 GUI
NOTE: You must have Configure DRAC 5 permission to perform the following steps.
1
In the
System
tree, click
Remote Access
.
2
Click the
Configuration
tab and then click
Network
.
3
In the
Network Configuration
page, click
Advanced Settings
.
4
In the
Network Security
page, configure the attribute values and then click
Apply Changes
.
Table 11-17 describes the
Network Security
page settings.
5
Click the appropriate
Network Security
page button to continue. See
Table 11-18 for description of the
Network Security
page buttons.
Table 11-17. Network Security Page Settings
Settings Description
IP Range Enabled Enables the IP Range checking feature, which defines a specific
range of IP addresses that can access the DRAC 5.
IP Range Address Determines the acceptable IP subnet address.
IP Range Subnet
Mask
Defines the significant bit positions in the IP address. The
subnet mask should be in the form of a netmask, where the
more significant bits are all 1's with a single transition to all
zeros in the lower-order bits.
For example: 255.255.255.0
IP Blocking
Enabled
Enables the IP address blocking feature, which limits the
number of failed login attempts from a specific IP address for a
preselected time span.
IP Blocking Fail
Count
Sets the number of login failures attempted from an IP address
before the login attempts are rejected from that address.
IP Blocking Fail
Window
Determines the time span in seconds within which IP Block Fail
Count failures must occur to trigger the IP Block Penalty Time.
IP Blocking
Penalty Time
The time span in seconds within which login attempts from an
IP address with excessive failures are rejected.