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Bridge GUI Guide: Administrative Access
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entry failed the check and cannot be used. If the Password
Dictionary
check is not in effect it is labeled (disabled).
3 Click APPLY in the upper right of the screen (or CANCEL the
change).
Role configuration options for administrative accounts are
described in detail in Section 2.2.2.3.
2.2.2.12 Unlocking Administrator Accounts
You can unlock administrator accounts in Advanced View only.
Figure 2.16. unlocking an administrator account, all platforms
NOTE: If no Admin-
istrator
-level ac-
count is available, you
can unlock an account
only through a direct,
physical connection to
the Bridge’s
Console
port, with the Bridge
CLI’s
unlock command
(refer to the CLI Soft-
ware Guide).
1 Log on to the Bridge GUI through an Administrator-level
account and select
ADVANCED VIEW in the upper right corner
of the page, then
Configure -> Administration from the menu
on the left.
2 In the Administrator Settings frame, click to place a check in
the box(es) to the left of the account(s) you want to unlock.
3 Click UNLOCK in the upper left of the frame.
4 Click OK in the confirmation dialog (or CANCEL the action).
The account will be unlocked and the associated administrator
will be able to log on normally (with valid credentials).
The
Lockout Duration can be set from 0 (zero) to 60 minutes; a
Lockout Duration of 0 (the default) disables the lockout function,
provided that
Permanent Lockout is Disabled (the default).
CAUTION: If you
ignore the relevant
warning, you can lock
out all network access to
the Bridge by having the
administrator IP ACL
Enabled when there are
no IP addresses listed.
You can access the
Bridge in this case only
by a physical connection
to the Bridge’s
Console
port (refer to the CLI
Software Guide)
2.2.3 Administrator IP Address Access Control
You can control remote administrative access to the Bridge by
restricting the IP addresses from which administrators are
permitted to log on.
When the
Admin IP Access Control Whitelist is Enabled, only
those IP addresses present on the list will be permitted to
access the Bridge’s management interface remotely.
To control remote access by specified IP addresses:
1 Log on to the Bridge GUI through an Administrator-level
account and select
ADVANCED VIEW in the upper right corner
of the page, then
Configure -> Access Control from the
menu on the left.