This chapter describes how to configure the user settings that are available in the Console panel on the User Settings > General page that provides a way to change the GMS administrator password, the GMS inactivity Timeout, and pagination settings.
To configure the user settings available in the Console panel of the User Settings > General page, complete the following steps:
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Enter the existing Dell SonicWALL GMS password in the Current GMS Password field.
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Enter the new Dell SonicWALL GMS password in the New GMS Password field.
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Reenter the new password in the Confirm New Password field.
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The GMS Inactivity Timeout period specifies how long Dell SonicWALL GMS waits before logging out an inactive user. To prevent someone from accessing the Dell SonicWALL GMS UI when Dell SonicWALL GMS users are away from their desks, enter an appropriate value in the GMS Inactivity Timeout field. You can disable automatic logout completely by entering a “-1” in this field. The minimum is five minutes and the maximum is 120 minutes.
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Select a value between 10 and 100 in the Max Rows Per Screen field. This value applies only to non-reporting related paginated screens.
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The Appliance Selection Panel options determine how devices are displayed in the far left panel. You can display only icons (the Icons option), only the name of the appliance (Text), or both icons and names (Icons and text), or use the default GMS display settings for this user (Use default). The default is Icons and Text.
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To configure Dell SonicWALL GMS to display an editable task description each time a task is generated, select Enable edit task description dialog when creating tasks.
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To have GMS play an audio alert when an appliance goes up, check Enable Audio Alarm when a Managed Unit goes Up.
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To have GMS play an audio alert when an appliance goes down, check Enable Audio Alarm when a Managed Unit goes Down.
To customize the audio alerts, place wav files in the following directory: |
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To view the message of the day now, click View Message of the Day.
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When you are finished, click Update. The settings are changed. To clear all screen settings and start over, click Reset.
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