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SONICWALL SONICOS ENHANCED 2.5 ADMINISTRATOR’S GUIDE
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Configuring SonicWALL Security Appliance Administration Settings
Administrator Name & Password
The Administrator Name can be changed from the default setting of admin to any word using
alphanumeric characters up to 32 characters in length. To create an new administrator name, type the
new name in the Administrator Name field. Click Apply for the changes to take effect on the
SonicWALL.
Changing the Administrator Password
To set a new password for SonicWALL Management Interface access, type the old password in the
Old Password field, and the new password in the New Password field. Type the new password
again in the Confirm New Password field and click Apply. Once the SonicWALL security appliance
has been updated, a message confirming the update is displayed at the bottom of the browser
window.
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Tip: It’s recommended you change the default password password to your own custom password.
Login Security
The Log out the Administrator Inactivity Timeout after inactivity of (minutes) setting allows you
to set the length of inactivity time that elapses before you are automatically logged out of the
Management Interface. By default, the SonicWALL security appliance logs out the administrator after
5 minutes of inactivity. The inactivity timeout can range from 1 to 99 minutes. Click Apply, and a
message confirming the update is displayed at the bottom of the browser window.
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Tip: If the Administrator Inactivity Timeout is extended beyond 5 minutes, you should end every
management session by clicking Logout to prevent unauthorized access to the SonicWALL security
appliance’s Management Interface.
Enable Administrator/User Lockout
You can configure the SonicWALL security appliance to lockout an administrator or a user if the login
credentials are incorrect. Select the Enable Administrator/User Lockout on login failure checkbox
to prevent users from attempting to log into the SonicWALL security appliance without proper
authentication credentials. Type the number of failed attempts before the user is locked out in the
Failed login attempts per minute before lockout field. Type the length of time that must elapse
before the user attempts to log into the SonicWALL again in the Lockout Period (minutes) field.
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Alert: If the administrator and a user are logging into the SonicWALL using the same source IP
address, the administrator is also locked out of the SonicWALL. The lockout is based on the source
IP address of the user or administrator.
Web Management Settings
The SonicWALL security appliance can be managed using HTTP or HTTPS and a Web browser. Both
HTTP and HTTPS are enabled by default. The default port for HTTP is port 80, but you can configure
access through another port. Type the number of the desired port in the Port field, and click Apply.
However, if you configure another port for HTTP management, you must include the port number