D-Link DGS-3620-52P Web UI Reference Guide - Page 380

xStack® DGS-3620 Series Layer 3 Managed Stackable Gigabit Switch Web UI Reference Guide When this window appears, click the Enable Admin button revealing a window for the user to enter authentication (password, username), as shown below. A successful entry will promote the user to Administrator level privileges on the Switch. Figure 8-56 Log-in Page Authentication Policy Settings Users can enable an administrator-defined authentication policy for users trying to access the Switch. When enabled, the device will check the Login Method List and choose a technique for user authentication upon login. To view this window, click Security > Access Authentication Control > Authentication Policy Settings as shown below: Figure 8-57 Authentication Policy Settings window The fields that can be configured are described below: Parameter Description Authentication Policy Response Timeout (0-255) User Attempts (1-255) Use the drop-down menu to enable or disable the Authentication Policy on the Switch. Enter the time that the Switch will wait for a response of authentication from the user. The default setting is 30 seconds. Enter the maximum number of times that the Switch will accept authentication attempts. Users failing to be authenticated after the set amount of attempts will be denied access to the Switch and will be locked out of further authentication attempts. Command line interface users will have to wait 60 seconds before another authentication attempt. Telnet and web users will be disconnected from the Switch. The default setting is 3. 370