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Administration Guide

Add/modify a policy

Add/modify a policy

  1. Select Policy > Policy Configuration.
  2. In the menu on the left select Authentication Policy.
  3. Click the Add button or select an existing policy and click Modify.
  4. Click in the Name field and enter a name for this policy.
  5. Select a User/Host Profile from the drop-down menu. You can use the icons next to the User/Host Profile field to add a new profile or modify the profile shown in the drop-down menu. Note that if you modify this profile, it is modified for all features that make use of the profile. Connecting hosts must match this User/Host Profile to be assigned the Authentication Configuration specified in the next step. See for additional information.
  6. Select an Authentication Configuration from the drop-down menu. You can use the icons next to the Authentication Configuration field to add a new configuration or modify the configuration shown in the drop-down menu. Note that if you modify this configuration, it is modified for all features that make use of it. See Add/modify a configuration.
  7. The Note field is optional.
  8. Click OK to save your policy.

Add/modify a policy

Add/modify a policy

  1. Select Policy > Policy Configuration.
  2. In the menu on the left select Authentication Policy.
  3. Click the Add button or select an existing policy and click Modify.
  4. Click in the Name field and enter a name for this policy.
  5. Select a User/Host Profile from the drop-down menu. You can use the icons next to the User/Host Profile field to add a new profile or modify the profile shown in the drop-down menu. Note that if you modify this profile, it is modified for all features that make use of the profile. Connecting hosts must match this User/Host Profile to be assigned the Authentication Configuration specified in the next step. See for additional information.
  6. Select an Authentication Configuration from the drop-down menu. You can use the icons next to the Authentication Configuration field to add a new configuration or modify the configuration shown in the drop-down menu. Note that if you modify this configuration, it is modified for all features that make use of it. See Add/modify a configuration.
  7. The Note field is optional.
  8. Click OK to save your policy.