User Guide

Bridge GUI Guide: Administrative Access
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predetermined user names: admin, maintenance, and logviewer,
respectively. Administrative roles are described in greater detail
in Section 2.2.2.3.
Default passwords for preconfigured accounts are the same as
their user names.
The first time you log on to the
admin account, you will be
forced to enter a new password of at least 15 characters.
Administrative password requirements are global and
configurable: refer to Section 2.2.1.8. The default complexity
requirements will force the passwords to be changed on all
three preconfigured accounts when the accounts are first used.
If password requirements are changed so that the default
passwords are acceptable, however, administrators logging on
to the
Maintenance and Logviewer accounts for the first time,
will not be forced to change these account passwords from
their defaults. All default passwords should nonetheless be
changed in order to fully secure the Bridge’s management
interface.
NOTE: Preconfig-
ured accounts can-
not be deleted.
An administrator logged on to an Administrator-level account
can specify a number of global administrative account settings.
In Advanced View, you can also add up to ten additional
administrative accounts, as well as reconfigure individual
account settings and delete accounts.
NOTE: Except for
Session Idle Time-
out
changes, which take
effect immediately,
changes to global
Logon
Settings
are applied at
the next administrator
logon.
Global administrative account settings are covered in Section
2.2.1 (below). Individual administrative account management is
covered in Section 2.2.2.
2.2.1 Global Administrator Settings
A number of configurable parameters apply globally to
administrative accounts’ logon behaviors and passwords and
to administrator authentication. View the these settings through
Configuration -> Security -> Logon Settings.
Figure 2.4. Simple View Logon Settings frame, all platforms
2.2.1.1 Maximum Failed Logon Attempts
You can configure how many times an administrator can try
unsuccessfully to log on to one of the Bridge’s administrative
accounts before the account is subject to the Bridge’s currently