
Managing Users and Groups
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7 In the Password field, type a password with a minimum of eight characters.
Mix eight letters, numbers, and symbols. Do not use a word you can find in a dictionary. For increased security use a
minimum of one special symbol, a number, and a mixture of uppercase and lowercase letters.
8 Type the password again in the Confirm Password field.
9 In the Administrative Access drop-down list, set the level to which your user can see and change
the Firebox X Edge configuration properties: None, Read-Only, or Full.
Note
If you have Read-Only or Full access, the Firebox X Edge configuration pages appear when you
authenticate to the Edge. If you have an Administrative access of None, the Login Status dialog box
appears when you authenticate to the Edge. If you have Read-Only or Full access, you can click on the
Authenticate User link at the bottom of the navigation pane on the left to open the Login Status dialog
box.
For more information, see “Creating a read-only administrative account,” on page 114.
10 In the Session maximum time-out field, set the maximum length of time the computer can send
traffic to the external network or across a Branch Office VPN tunnel. If this field is set to zero (0)
minutes, there is no session time-out and the user can stay connected for any length of time.
11 In the Session idle time-out field, set the length of time the computer can stay authenticated
when it is idle (not passing any traffic to the external network or across the Branch Office VPN or to
the Firebox X Edge itself). A setting of zero (0) minutes means there is no idle time-out.
12 If you want this user to have Internet access, select the Allow access to the External Network
check box.
You must require user authentication for this setting to have an effect.
13 If you want this user to have access to computers on the other side of a Branch Office VPN tunnel,
select the Allow access to VPN check box.
You must require user authentication for this setting to have an effect.
14 Click Submit.
Creating a read-only administrative account
You can create a local user account with access to see Firebox X Edge e-Series configuration pages.
When you log in as a read-only administrator, you cannot:
•Click the Reboot button on the System Status page.
• Change the configuration mode on the External page.
•Click the Reset Event Log and Sync Time with Browser Now buttons on the Logging page.
•Click the Synchronize Now button on the System Time page.
•Click the Regenerate IPSec Keys button on the VPN page.
• Change the configuration mode on the Managed VPN page.
• Launch configuration wizards from the Wizard page.
If you try to do these things, you get a message that tells you that you have read-only access and cannot
change the configuration file.
To create a read-only user account, edit the user account. Use the Administrative Access drop-down
list to select Read Only.
Setting a WebBlocker profile for a user
A WebBlocker profile is a unique set of restrictions you can apply to users on your network. To apply a
WebBlocker profile to a user’s account, click the WebBlocker tab and select a profile from the drop-
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