xStack® DES-3200 Series Layer 2 Ethernet Managed Switch CLI Reference Manual
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config authen parameter attempt
This
command is used to configure the maximum number of times the
Switch will accept authentication attempts. Users failing to be
authenticated after the set amount of attempts will be denied access to
the Switch and will be locked out of further authentication attempts.
Command line interface users will have to wait 60 seconds before
another authentication attempt. Telnet users will be disconnected from
the Switch.
Description
Parameters
parameter attempt <int 1-255> Set the maximum number of attempts
the user may try to become authenticated by the Switch, before being
locked out.
Only Administrator-level users
can issue this command.
Restrictions
Example usage:
To set the maximum number of authentication attempts at 5:
DES-3200-28:4#config authen parameter attempt 5
Command: config authen parameter attempt 5
Success.
DES-3200-28:4#
show authen parameter
Used to displ
ay the authentication parameters currently configured on
the Switch.
Purpose
sho
w authen parameter
Syntax
This
command will display the authentication parameters currently
configured on the Switch, including the response timeout and user
authentication attempts.
Description
This command will display the following fields:
Response timeout – The configured time allotted for the Switch to wait
for a response of authentication from the user attempting to log in from
the command line interface or telnet interface.
User attempts The maximum number of attempts the user may try to
become authenticated by the Switch, before being locked out.
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Parameters
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Restrictions
Example usage:
To view the authentication parameters currently set on the Switch:
DES-3200-28:4#show authen parameter
Command: show authen parameter
Response Timeout : 60 seconds
User Attempts : 5
DES-3200-28:4#