User Guide

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Users group
A user account must be defined for each user on the appliance or on an authentication server. Only
an admin can add and configure other user accounts. Each local user account is assigned to one or
more of the user groups.
CAUTION: Change the default passwords before you put the appliance into operation.
Password Policy
The default username and password for the appliance is admin and admin. An administrator may
configure global password rules to all user accounts. The maximum length of a password is 64
characters. When the password policy is increased from a lower level to a higher one, all local user
accounts will be flagged to change the password at next login.
In all cases, passwords will be checked to ensure they are not comprised of palindromes or
repeated strings.
Setting Description
None
Passwords can be as short as one character and may contain any character. Passwords
can be immediately re-used. Password expiration is set to never by default.
Weak
Passwords must contain at least four characters, at least one of which must be a
number. When a user changes a password, it must be different from the old password.
Passwords are set to expire after one year, by default.
Medium
Passwords must contain at least eight characters, including one number and one capital
letter. When a user changes a password, it must be different from the old password.
Passwords are set to expire after 90 days, by default.
Strong
Passwords must contain at least 16 characters, including one special character, one
number and one capital letter. When a user changes a password, it must be different
from the old password. Passwords are set to expire after 30 days, by default.
Password Policy Settings
Preemption Levels
The preemption level of users determines whether they may interrupt or disconnect another user’s
KVM session with a target device. Administrators and user administrators may specify the
preemption level for user accounts or user-defined user groups.
By default, the preemption level active for the user is the highest assigned value of all of the user
groups to which the user belongs. Preemption levels range from 1-6, with 6 being the highest level.
For example, a user or a user group with a preemption level of 6 may preempt other level 6 users or
user groups, as well as those with a level 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 setting.