User's Manual

ProSecure Web/Email Security Threat Management (STM) Appliance Reference Manual
Managing Users, Groups, and Authentication 5-9
v1.0, September 2009
Configuring Authentication
The login screen and authentication on the STM depends on the user type and the authentication
method:
• Administrative users. Users with administrative and guest privileges on the STM must log in
through the NETGEAR Configuration Manager Login screen (see Figure 5-6) where they are
authenticated through the STM’s local user database. These users must provide their user
name and password.
For information about the pre-defined administrator and guest user accounts, see “About Users
with Administrative and Guest Privileges” on page 3-9. To change the administrator default
name and password or guest default name and password, see “Changing Administrative
Passwords and Timeouts” on page 3-9.
• Users with special access privileges. User who have a computer behind the STM and who are
assigned access policies that differ from the STM’s default e-mail and Web access policies
(see “Setting Web Access Exception Rules” on page 4-48) must log in through the User Portal
Login screen (see Figure 5-7 on page 5-10). These users must provide their user name,
password, and select the domain to which they have been assigned.
The lower part of the NETGEAR Configuration Manager Login screen (see Figure 5-6)
provides a User Portal Login Link.
Figure 5-6