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Enabling Security Lock-out and unlocking user accounts, Add/Modify User

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Chapter 3: Using the Web Interface 41 To change a password, complete the following steps: 1. Log into the Web interface as a user with Appliance Administrator or User Administrator rights. 2. Click the Configure tab. 3. In the left menu, click Users. 4. Click a user name in the Users column to modify an existing user. The Add/Modify User window appears. 5. In the Add/Modify User window, type the new password in the Password box and then repeat the password in the Verify Password box. The password must be between 5 and 16 characters and must contain upper and lowercase alphabetical characters and at least one number. 6. Click Save. To delete a user, complete the following steps: 1. Log into the Web interface as a user with Appliance Administrator or User Administrator rights. 2. Click the Configure tab. 3. In the left menu, click Users. 4. Select the check box next to the user name. 5. Click the Delete button on the left side of the window. A confirmation window appears. 6. Click Yes. Enabling Security Lock-out and unlocking user accounts When the Configure tab is selected, the Admin and other users with Appliance Administrator rights can click the Users option in the left menu to configure the Security Lock-Out feature. Security lock-out disables a user account if the user enters an invalid password five consecutive times. The account remains locked until either an administrator-specified number of hours elapses, the appliances is power-cycled, or an administrator unlocks the account. A User Administrator can unlock only user accounts; an Appliance Administrator can unlock any type of account. NOTE: All accounts (User, User Administrator, and Appliance Administrator) are subject to the lock-out policy. To enable lock-outs, complete the following steps: 1. Log into the Web interface as a user with Appliance Administrator or User Administrator rights. 2. Click the Configure tab and then click Users in the left menu. 3. Select the Enable Lock-outs check box. 4. Type a number of hours (1 to 99) in the Duration field.

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Chapter 3: Using the Web Interface
41
To change a password, complete the following steps:
1.
Log into the Web interface as a user with Appliance Administrator or User Administrator
rights.
2.
Click the
Configure
tab.
3.
In the left menu, click
Users
.
4.
Click a user name in the
Users
column to modify an existing user. The Add/Modify User
window appears.
5.
In the
Add/Modify User
window, type the new password in the
Password
box and then repeat
the password in the
Verify Password
box. The password must be between 5 and 16 characters
and must contain upper and lowercase alphabetical characters and at least one number.
6.
Click
Save
.
To delete a user, complete the following steps:
1.
Log into the Web interface as a user with Appliance Administrator or User Administrator
rights.
2.
Click the
Configure
tab.
3.
In the left menu, click
Users
.
4.
Select the check box next to the user name.
5.
Click the
Delete
button on the left side of the window. A confirmation window appears.
6.
Click
Yes
.
Enabling Security Lock-out and unlocking user accounts
When the
Configure
tab is selected, the Admin and other users with Appliance Administrator
rights can click the
Users
option in the left menu to configure the Security Lock-Out feature.
Security lock-out disables a user account if the user enters an invalid password five consecutive
times. The account remains locked until either an administrator-specified number of hours elapses,
the appliances is power-cycled, or an administrator unlocks the account. A User Administrator can
unlock only user accounts; an Appliance Administrator can unlock any type of account.
NOTE:
All accounts (User, User Administrator, and Appliance Administrator) are subject to the lock-out policy.
To enable lock-outs, complete the following steps:
1.
Log into the Web interface as a user with Appliance Administrator or User Administrator
rights.
2.
Click the
Configure
tab and then click
Users
in the left menu.
3.
Select the
Enable Lock-outs
check box.
4.
Type a number of hours (1 to 99) in the
Duration
field.