User Guide

Bridge GUI Guide: Administrative Access
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configured lockout behavior. Numbers from 1 to 9 are
accepted;
3 is the default.
NOTE: The lock-
out feature applies
only to remote logon at-
tempts. The
Bridge CLI
unlock command can
always be executed via a
physical connection to
the
Console port, which
is never locked. Refer to
the CLI Software Guide .
2.2.1.2 Failed Logon Timeout
The
Failed Logon Timeout setting specifies the number of
seconds that must elapse after a failed logon attempt before
the same administrator can successfully log on with valid
credentials.
If an administrator enters valid credentials before the specified
number of seconds have elapsed, the action is interpreted as
another failed logon attempt and the timeout counter resets.
You can set
Failed Logon Timeout from 0 (zero) to 60 seconds;
a setting of
0 disables the function (no delay between logon
attempts will be enforced). The default
Failed Logon Timeout is
5 seconds.
2.2.1.3 Lockout Behavior
You can set the length of time an administrator will remain
locked out after reaching the specified maximum logon
attempts in
Lockout Duration.
Alternatively, by enabling
Permanent Lockout you can configure
the Bridge to keep the account locked until you have logged on
to the Bridge GUI through an
Administrator-level account and
unlocked it.
If there is no other
Administrator-level account available, you
can unlock the account only through a direct, physical
connection to the Bridge’s
Console port, with the Bridge CLI’s
unlock command. Administrative access to the Console port is
never locked. Refer to the
CLI Software Guide.
Administrator accounts are locked when you exceed the
maximum permitted number of failed logon attempts (Section
2.2.1.1) on the account. Attempts to log on fail when you
supply invalid credentials and when you neglect to allow the
specified period between failed attempts (Section 2.2.1.2).
NOTE: The idle
timeout setting for
local administrator ac-
counts is independent
of timeout settings for
network users and con-
necting devices (Section
4.4).
Refer to Section 2.2.2.12 for instructions on unlocking an
administrative account in the Bridge GUI.
2.2.1.4 Session Idle Timeout
By default, administrative sessions time out after 10 minutes of
inactivity. You can disable administrative session timeouts with
a
Session Idle Timeout setting of 0 (zero) or reconfigure the
timeout period in whole minutes between
1 and 60.
2.2.1.5 Show Previous Logon
When
Show Previous Logon is Enabled, the date and time the
current administrator last logged on and the IP address and
user interface (GUI or CLI) used to do so are displayed at the
top of the first page displayed by the Bridge GUI (
Monitor ->
Connections for initial Administrator- or Maintenance-level