Overview of configuration settings
You use the Configuration page to view and manage CIS Administration configuration settings.
The Configuration page enables you to:
- Specify settings that apply globally to all components of the CIS environment.
- Set parameters that determine how CIS Administration handles user authentication.
For more information, see:
- General tab of the Configuration page - Fields.
Field
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Description
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Adapter checking frequency (hours)
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Frequency in hours for CIS Administration to check all adapters in the CIS environment to determine whether any of the adapters have changed.
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Database checking frequency (minutes)
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Frequency in minutes for CIS Administration to check the database for the presence of any new components that need to be placed on the local web server.
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System home page
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- (Page name)—Name of the initial CIS Administration page that appears when a user logs on. A specific page here overrides any custom home page set by a user if Allow users to set custom page is No.
- None—The system default page (My CIS) appears.
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Allow users to set custom page
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- Yes—Users can specify the page that appears when they log on.
- No—The home page specified in the System home page field appears when a user logs on.
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- Security tab of the Configuration page - Fields.
Field
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Description
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Inactivity timeout (minutes)
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Number of minutes a CIS Administration session can be inactive before it times out and CIS Administration logs a user off.
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Authentication expiration (hours)
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Number of hours after which a user authentication is no longer valid and the user must log on again.
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Password expiration (days)
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Number of days before a user password expires and the user must change the password when logging on.
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Minimum password length
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Minimum number of characters a user password must contain.
Note: Allowed characters in passwords are upper and lowercase letters, digits, underscore (_), pound sign (#), and dollar sign ($).
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Failed logon limit
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Number of failed logon attempts a user can make before CIS Administration deactivates a user.
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Audit verbosity level
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- Any—Save all logon errors.
- Failures only—Save errors only when a logon fails.
- Inactive failures only—Save errors when the inactive period exceeds the value in the Security tab of the Configuration page.
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From the Configuration page, you can:
