User guide

Managing the Firebox and User Accounts
192 WatchGuard Firebox X Edge
7 In the Password field, type a password with a minimum of eight
characters.
Mix eight letters, numbers, and symbols. Do not use a word you can find
in a dictionary. For increased security use a minimum of one special
symbol, a number, and a mixture of uppercase and lowercase letters.
8 Type the password again in the Confirm Password field.
9 In the Administrative Access drop-down list, set the level to
which your user can see and change the Edge configuration
properties: None, Read-Only, or Full.
NOTE
If you have Read-Only or Full access, the Edge’s configuration
pages appear when you authenticate to the Edge. If you have an
Administrative access of None, the Login Status dialog box
appears when you authenticate to the Edge. If you have Read-
Only or Full access, you can click on the Authenticate User link at
the bottom of the navigation pane on the left to open the Login
Status dialog box.
For more information, see “Creating a read-only administrative
account,” on page 193.
10 In the Session maximum time-out field, set the maximum
length of time the computer can send traffic to the external
network or across a Branch Office VPN tunnel. If this field is set
to zero minutes, there is no session time-out and the user can
stay connected for any length of time.
You can also apply a global “Maximum session timeout” to all users. The
global setting overrides the individual Firebox User setting. For more
information, see “Changing authentication options for all users” on
page 188.
11 In the Session idle time-out field, set the length of time the
computer can stay authenticated when it is idle (not passing
any traffic to the external network or across the Branch Office
VPN or to the Firebox X Edge itself). A setting of zero minutes
means there is no idle time-out.
12 If you want this user to have Internet access, select the Allow
access to the External Network check box.
13 If you want this user to have access to computers on the other
side of a Branch Office VPN tunnel, select the Allow access to
VPN check box.
14 Click Submit.