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From the Password page, you can configure complexity of password for user accounts.

Complete the following steps to configure password complexity:
  1. Go the Settings > Network and Security > Password page.
  2. Select the password complexity sections that you want to enable. You can configure the following options:
    • Password Length: Set the minimum and maximum password length.
      • Minimum Characters: The minimum length of the password, inclusive
      • Maximum Characters: The maximum length of the password, inclusive.
    • Password Complexity: Configure the minimum number of uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numerical characters, and special characters.
      • Lowercase Letter(s): The minimum number of lowercase letters, inclusive.
      • Uppercase Letter(s): The minimum number of uppercase letters, inclusive.
      • Numerical Character(s): The minimum number of numerical characters, inclusive
      • Special Characters: The minimum number of special characters, inclusive. The special characters list includes !, @, #, $, %, (, ), and other non-alphanumeric characters.
      • Maximum Number of Consecutive Repeated Characters: The maximum number of a consecutive identical character in a password.
    • Password Uniqueness: Set the uniqueness of password.
      • Password must not include username: Restricts the password from containing the username.
      • New password must be different from X previous passwords: The number of previous passwords that cannot be used.
    • Password Change Policy: Set the password expiration period and limit the number of password changes allowed within a 24-hour period.
      • Password Expiry (Days): The maximum number of days before the password expires and the user is forced to change the password.
      • Password changes allowed within 24 hours: The maximum number of times a user can change password in a 24-hour period.
  3. Click Save Changes to save the configuration.