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Changing system options

System configuration

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Select Apply.

Figure 36: Example date and time setting

Changing system options

On the System Config Options page, you can:

• Set the system idle timeout.
• Set the authentication timeout.
• Select the language for the web-base manager.
• Modify the dead gateway detection settings.

You can also restrict access to the control buttons and LCD by requiring a PIN
(Personal Identification Number).

To set the system idle timeout

1

Go to System > Config > Options.

2

For Idle Timeout, type a number in minutes.

3

Select Apply.
Idle Timeout controls the amount of inactive time that the web-based manager waits
before requiring the administrator to log in again.
The default idle time out is 5 minutes. The maximum idle time out is 480 minutes
(8 hours).

To set the Auth timeout

1

Go to System > Config > Options.

2

For Auth Timeout, type a number in minutes.