Remote access


Remote Access Security Settings will affect all users of the computer.

Disable Dial-In Access - It is possible for users to setup a modem on a Windows machine, and by using Dial-up Networking allow callers to connect to the internal network. Especially in a corporate environment this can cause a major security risk. For Windows 9.x/ME/NT/2000/XP

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isable "Automatically Use Dial-Up Networking to Logon" - There is an option that is available on the logon dialog box and allows you to dial into your logon server for authentication of your user account, this can be enabled by default. For Windows NT/2000/XP

M
aximum Number of Remote Access Authentication Attempts - This setting controls the number of authentication retries before the remote access connection is terminated. For Windows NT/2000/XP

M
aximum Time Limit for Authentication - A time limit can be enforced on the length of time given to logon via Remote Access. For Windows NT/2000/XP

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utomatically Disconnect Remote Access Callers - Specifies the amount of idle time in minutes to wait before disconnecting the RAS client. For Windows NT/2000/XP

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efine the length of time before callback is initiated - When callback is required or requested this setting defines how long to wait before initiating the callback connection. For Windows NT/2000/XP

See also :
Quick Start
Main menu - File
Administrator's password