
Managing Users and Groups
108 Firebox X Edge e-Series
Active Sessions
A session is created when traffic goes from a computer on the trusted or optional network to a com-
puter on the external network. For example, when a user on your trusted network opens a browser to
connect to a web site on the Internet, a session starts on the Firebox® X Edge.
Note
Only sessions from computers on the trusted or optional network to computers on the external network
use a user license. For more information on sessions, see “About session licenses” on page 16.
If local user accounts are enabled, the Active Sessions section of the Firebox Users page shows informa-
tion for all current sessions, including:
• The number of active sessions, licenses used, and total licenses
• The name and IP address of the user who started the session
• The total time since the session started
• The time between the last packet and the session expiration (known as the idle time.)
• Whether the session uses a license
If local user accounts are not enabled, each active session shows the IP address of the hosts that have
started sessions. The user name shown is “Anonymous.”
Stopping a session
The Firebox X Edge e-Series monitors and records the properties of each user session.
If the Automatic Session Termination time limit for all sessions is reached, or if the Firebox X Edge
restarts, all sessions are stopped at the same time. The Edge administrator also can use the Firebox Users
page to stop a session.
To stop a session manually:
1 To connect to the System Status page, type https:// in the browser address bar, and the IP
address of the Firebox X Edge trusted interface.
The default URL is: https://192.168.111.1
2 From the navigation bar, select Firebox Users.
The Firebox Users page appears.
3 In the Active Sessions list, click the Close button adjacent to the session you want to stop. To stop
all sessions, click the Close All button.
If user authentication is enabled for external network connections, a session stops when one of these
events occurs:
• The idle time-out limit set for that account is reached.
• The maximum time limit set for that account is reached.
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