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DES-3500 Layer 2 Fast Ethernet Switch CLI Reference Manual
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config authen parameter response_timeout
Description This command will set the time the Switch will wait for a response of
authentication from the user.
Parameters
response_timeout <int 0-255> - Set the time, in seconds, the Switch
will wait for a response of authentication from the user attempting to
log in from the command line interface or telnet interface. 0 means
there won’t be a time-out. The default value is 0 seconds.
Restrictions User Account Command Level – Administrator.
Example usage:
To configure the response timeout for 60 seconds:
DES-3526:admin# config authen parameter
response_timeout 60
Command: config authen parameter response_timeout 60
Success.
DES-3526:admin#
config authen parameter attempt
Purpose Used to configure the maximum number of times the Switch will
accept authentication attempts.
Syntax
config authen parameter attempt <int 1-255>
Description This command will 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.
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. The default setting is 3.
Restrictions User Account Command Level – Administrator.
Example usage:
To set the maximum number of authentication attempts at 5:
DES-3526:admin# config authen parameter
attempt 5
Command: config authen parameter attempt 5
Success.
DES-3526:admin#
show authen parameter
Purpose Used to display the authentication parameters currently configured
on the Switch.
Syntax
show authen parameter
Description This command will display the authentication parameters currently
configured on the Switch, including the response timeout and user