User's Manual  80  Document #: LTRT-10532 
 
  Mediant 500L Gateway & E-SBC 
•  'User Inactivity Timeout': If the user has not logged into the Web interface within 
this duration, the status of the user becomes inactive and the user can no longer 
access the Web interface. The user can only log in to the Web interface if its 
status is changed (to New or Valid) by a Security Administrator or Master user 
(see ''Configuring Management User Accounts'' on page 73). 
•  'Session Timeout': Duration (in minutes) of inactivity (i.e., no actions are 
performed in the Web interface) of a logged-in user, after which the Web session 
expires and the user is automatically logged off the Web interface and needs to 
log in again to continue the session. You can also configure the functionality per 
user in the Local Users table (see ''Configuring Management User Accounts'' on 
page 73), which overrides this global setting. 
3.  Under the Security group, configure the following parameters: 
Figure  6-34: Configuring Web User Security 
 
•  'Deny Authentication Timer': Interval (in seconds) that the user needs to wait 
before logging in from the same IP address after reaching the maximum number 
of failed login attempts (see next step). 
•  'Deny Access On Fail Count': Number of failed login attempts (e.g., incorrect 
username or password) after which the device blocks access to the user for a 
user-defined duration (previous step). 
4.  Click Apply. 
For a detailed description of the above parameters, see ''Web Parameters'' on page 1004. 
 
6.8  Changing Login Password for Administrator and 
Monitor Users 
If you are logged in as a user with Administrator level or Monitor level, you can change 
your login password by performing the following procedure. 
 
 
Note: 
•  Users with Security Administrator level or Master level can change passwords for 
themselves and for other users in the Local Users table (see ''Configuring 
Management User Accounts'' on page 73). 
•  You can only change the password if the duration configured in the 'Password 
Change Interval' has elapsed (see ''Configuring Web Session and Access 
Settings'' on page 79).