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SONICWALL SONICOS STANDARD 3.0 ADMINISTRATOR’S GUIDE
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Using System Administration
Firewall Name
The Firewall Name uniquely identifies the SonicWALL security appliance and defaults to the serial
number of the SonicWALL security appliance. The serial number is also the MAC address of the unit.
The Firewall Name is mainly used in e-mailed log files. To change the Firewall Name, enter a unique
alphanumeric name in the Firewall Name field. It must be at least 8 characters in length.
Name/Password
Administrator Name
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, enter
the new name in the Administrator Name field. Click Apply for the changes to take effect on the
SonicWALL security appliance.
Changing the Administrator Password
To set the password, enter the old password in the Old Password field, and the new password in the
New Password field. Enter 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.
Login Security
The Log out the Administrator 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.
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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 Web
Management Interface.
Enter the desired number of minutes in the Log out the Administrator after inactivity of (minutes)
setting and click Apply. The time range can be from 1 to 99 minutes. Click Apply, and a message
confirming the update is displayed at the bottom of the browser window.
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 check box to prevent users
from attempting to log into the SonicWALL security appliance without proper authentication
credentials. Enter the number of failed attempts before the user is locked out in the Failed login
attempts per minute before lockout field. Enter the length of time that must elapse before the user
attempts to log into the SonicWALL security appliance again in the Lockout Period (minutes) field.
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Alert: If the administrator and a user are logging into the SonicWALL security appliance using the
same source IP address, the administrator is also locked out of the SonicWALL security appliance.
The lockout is based on the source IP address of the user or administrator.