D-Link DGS-3426P Product Manual - Page 323

xStack® DGS-3400 Series Layer 2 Gigabit Ethernet Managed Switch Authentication Policy and Parameter Settings This command will 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 and Parameter Settings, as shown below. Figure 6 - 42 Authentication Policy and Parameter Settings window The following parameters can be set: Parameter Description Authentication Policy Response Timeout (0255) User Attempts (1-255) Use the pull-down menu to enable or disable the Authentication Policy on the Switch. This field will set the time the Switch will wait for a response of authentication from the user. The user may set a time between 0 and 255 seconds. The default setting is 30 seconds. This command will configure the maximum number of times 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 user may set the number of attempts from 1 to 255. The default setting is 3. Click Apply to implement the changes. Application's Authentication Settings This window is used to configure switch configuration applications (console, Telnet, SSH, web) for login at the user level and at the administration level (Enable Admin) utilizing a previously configured method list. To view this window, click Security > Access Authentication Control > Application Authentication Settings, as shown below. Figure 6 - 43 Application Authentication Settings window The following parameters can be set: 314