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scottdrynan
Jan 25, 2021Tutor
Account Lockout after X Attempts - SRR60
I cannot find out how to set a login lockout after a certain number of attempts. I have been viewing my log files and they are filled with people trying to log in 20 times at least. Since this is a...
schumaku
Jan 26, 2021Guru - Experienced User
On a system with just one single username, you don't want to have an account lockout. say you are exposing the administration to the wild Internet, and when under say "investigation" by the bad guys over a longer period - you will never be able to login again.
Of course, a feature as offered by fail2ban lockout of sneaking IP addresses would be required in this product class.
The Netgear team in charge (with mostly consumer background) for the Orbi systems does not like to work and talk to me because I'm nasty and often complain about such issues and limitations. YeZ another infamous đ đ đ case.
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