User guide

Configuring the Network
Configuring the Security Settings
38 | Smart 216/232 IP
Restart the Smart 216/232 IP device after adding Telnet permissions to the
users in order to enable login over SSH connection.
These settings are customizable, enabling you to choose the TCP port used for that
purpose, if that port is already taken by another service on your network. You can
operate the serial connection by using any SSH client, such as PuTTY and SecureCRT.
To configure the security settings:
1. From the configuration menu, select Security
.
The Security page appears.
Figure 23 – Security Page
2. In the Account Blocking section:
 In Block after, type the number of allowable attempts to log in with a wrong
username or password in a time period specified in attempts within, prior to a
forced time lock.
 In Block account, select for period to block the account for a specified period of
time, or forever for a total block.