User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- ProSecure Web/Email Security Threat Management (STM) Appliance Reference Manual
- Contents
- About This Manual
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Using the Setup Wizard to Provision the STM in Your Network
- Choosing a Deployment Scenario
- Understanding the Steps for Initial Connection
- Logging In to the STM
- Using the Setup Wizard to Perform the Initial Configuration
- Setup Wizard Step 1 of 10: Introduction
- Setup Wizard Step 2 of 11: Networking Settings
- Setup Wizard Step 3 of 11: Time Zone
- Setup Wizard Step 4 of 11: Email Security
- Setup Wizard Step 5 of 11: Web Security
- Setup Wizard Step 6 of 11: Email Notification Server Settings
- Setup Wizard Step 7 of 11: Update Settings
- Setup Wizard Step 8 of 11: HTTP Proxy Settings
- Setup Wizard Step 9 of 11: Web Categories
- Setup Wizard Step 10 of 11: Configuration Summary
- Setup Wizard Step 11 of 11: Restarting the System
- Verifying Proper Installation
- Registering the STM with NETGEAR
- What to Do Next
- Chapter 3 Performing Network and System Management
- Configuring Network Settings
- Configuring Session Limits and Timeouts
- Configuring the HTTP Proxy Settings
- About Users with Administrative and Guest Privileges
- Configuring Remote Management Access
- Using an SNMP Manager
- Managing the Configuration File
- Updating the Software
- Configuring Date and Time Service
- Managing Digital Certificates
- Managing the Quarantine Settings
- Performance Management
- Chapter 4 Content Filtering and Optimizing Scans
- About Content Filtering and Scans
- Configuring E-mail Protection
- Configuring Web and Services Protection
- Configuring Application Control
- Setting Scanning Exclusions and Web Access Exceptions
- Chapter 5 Managing Users, Groups, and Authentication
- About Users, Groups, and Domains
- Configuring Groups
- Configuring User Accounts
- Configuring Authentication
- Global User Settings
- Viewing and Logging Out Active Users
- Chapter 6 Monitoring System Access and Performance
- Chapter 7 Troubleshooting and Using Online Support
- Appendix A Default Settings and Technical Specifications
- Appendix B Related Documents
- Index
ProSecure Web/Email Security Threat Management (STM) Appliance Reference Manual
5-24 Managing Users, Groups, and Authentication
v1.0, September 2009
Global User Settings
You can globally set the user session settings for authenticated users. These settings include the
session expiration period, the allowed session idle time, and the default domain that is presented to
the users. To specify the global user configuration settings:
1. Select User Management > Configuration from the menu. The Configuration screen
displays.
2. Locate the Sessions Parameters section on screen, and specify the session settings:
• Session Expiration Length. The period after which a session expires and a user must log
in again. This setting applies to all users. From the pull-down menu, select either Minutes
or Hours. Then, in the field to the left of the pull-down menu, enter a number for the
minutes or hours. The session expiration length cannot exceed the idle time period.
• Idle Time. The period after which an idle connection is terminated and a user musts log in
again. This setting applies to all users. From the pull-down menu, select either Minutes or
Hours. Then, in the field to the left of the pull-down menu, enter a number for the minutes
or hours. The idle time period cannot exceed the session expiration length.
Figure 5-17
Note: To set the time-out period for the Web Management Interface, see
“Changing Administrative Passwords and Timeouts” on page 3-9.