Avocent PS/2 IP User Manual
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IP/Mask
Specifies the IP address or IP address range for which the rule applies.
Examples (the number concatenated to an IP address with a “ / ” is the number of valid
bits that will be used of the given IP address):
192.168.1.22/32 matches the IP Address 192.168.1.22
192.168.1.0/24 matches all IP packets with source addresses from 192.168.1.0 to
192.168.1.255
0.0.0.0/0 matches any IP packet
Policy
The policy determines what to do with matching packets. They can be either accepted or
dropped.
Warning
The order of the rules is important. The rules are checked in ascending order until
a rule matches. All the rules below the matching one will be ignored. The default
policy applies if no match has been found.
Appending a rule
Enter the IP/Mask and set the policy. Finally, press the button “Append”.
Inserting a rule
Enter the rule number, the IP/Mask and set the policy. Finally, press the button “Insert”.
Replacing a rule
Enter the rule number, the IP/Mask and set the policy. Finally, press the button
“Replace”.
Deleting a rule
Enter the rule number and press the button “Delete”.
Anti Brute Force Setting
The Anti Brute Force user blocking mechanism allows disabling the login of a certain user if
his password was entered incorrectly for a specific number of times. The duration of the
blocking is also configurable.
Maximum number of failed logins
Enter the maximum number of failed login attempts after which it should not be possible
for this user to login anymore. Leave this field empty to disable the user blocking feature.
Block time
The number of minutes the user is blocked after he exceeded his maximum number of
failed login attempts. Leave this field empty to block him for an infinite amount of time
until he is manually unblocked again.