User Guide

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5. Check the box to enable the session time-out and enter the number of minutes for the time-out
in the field.
6. Check the box to have the password expire and then enter either the number of days before it
expires or the date it expires.
7. Check the box to warn the user the password will expire and then enter the number of days
before in the field.
8. Check the box to have the password expire if the account is inactive and enter the number of
days the account must be inactive before it expires.
9. Use the arrows to put the user in a group. For more information on groups, see Groups on
page 44.
10. Click Apply.
Authentication
Authentication can be performed locally, through LDAP or a DSView™ server. The appliance also
supports remote group authorizations for the LDAP authentication method.
Any authentication method configured for the appliance is used for authentication of any user who
attempts to log in through Telnet, SSH or the web UI.
To configure authentication settings:
1. From the sidebar, click Users - Authentication.
2. From the Settings tab, use the drop-down menu to select the password strength, then use the
arrow buttons to select the authentication order.
NOTE: Password strength is a global setting.
3. Click Apply.
Authentication servers
When using an authentication server, you must configure its IP address and in most cases other
parameters before it can be used. The following authentication servers require configuration:
LDAP and DSView™ software servers.
To configure an LDAP authentication server:
1. Click Administration–Users–Authentication.
2. Select LDAP from the Not Used column and move it to the Methods Used column.
3. Click Apply.
4. Select the LDAP tab.