ZyXEL Communications B-420 User Manual
ZyAIR B-420 Wireless LAN Ethernet Adapter and Bridge
Brute-Force Password Guessing Protection B-1
Appendix B
Brute-Force Password Guessing
Protection
The following describes the commands for enabling, disabling and configuring the brute-force password
guessing protection mechanism for the password. See the Command Interpreter appendix for information
on the command structure.
guessing protection mechanism for the password. See the Command Interpreter appendix for information
on the command structure.
Chart B-1 Brute-Force Password Guessing Protection Commands
COMMAND DESCRIPTION
sys pwderrtm
This command displays the brute-force guessing password protection settings.
sys pwderrtm 0
This command turns off the password's protection from brute-force guessing.
sys pwderrtm N
This command sets the password protection to block all access attempts for N (a
number from 1 to 60) minutes after the third time an incorrect password is entered.
number from 1 to 60) minutes after the third time an incorrect password is entered.
Example
sys pwderrtm 5
This command sets the password protection to block all access attempts for five minutes after
the third time an incorrect password is entered.
the third time an incorrect password is entered.
By default, the brute-force password guessing protection is turned ON with a 3-minute wait time.