WR3000 4-Port Wireless DSL/Cable Router
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7.9 Confi guring 802.1 x - Continued

LABEL
DESCRIPTION
DESCRIPTION
Authentication
Databases
This fi eld is activated only when you select
This fi eld is activated only when you select
Authentication Required
in the
Wireless Port
fi eld.
The authentication database contains wireless station login information. The local user
database is the built-in database on the WR3000 Wireless Router. The RADIUS is an external
server. Use this drop-down list box to select which database the WR3000 Wireless Router
should use (fi rst) to authenticate a wireless station.
Before you specify the priority, make sure you have set up the corresponding database
correctly fi rst.
Select
Local User Database Only
to have the WR3000 Wireless Router just check the built-
in user database on the WR3000 Wireless Router for a wireless station’s username and
password.
password.
Select
RADIUS Only
to have the WR3000 Wireless Router just check the user database on the
specifi ed RADIUS server for a wireless station’s username and password.
Select
Local fi rst, then RADIUS
to have the WR3000 Wireless Router fi rst check the user
database on the WR3000 Wireless Router for a wireless station’s username and password. If
the user name is not found, the WR3000 Wireless Router then checks the user database on
the specifi ed RADIUS server.
Select
RADIUS fi rst, then Local
to have the WR3000 Wireless Router fi rst check the user
database on the specifi ed RADIUS server for a wireless station’s username and password. If
the WR3000 Wireless Router cannot reach the RADIUS server, the WR3000 Wireless Router
then checks the local user database on the WR3000 Wireless Router. When the user name
is not found or password does not match in the RADIUS server, the WR3000 Wireless Router
will not check the local user database and the authentication fails.
Dynamic WEP
Key Exchange
This fi eld is activated only when you select
This fi eld is activated only when you select
Authentication Required
in the
Wireless Port
Control
fi eld. Also set the
Authentication Databases
fi eld to
RADIUS Only.
Local user
database may not be used.
Select
Disable
to allow wireless stations to communicate with the Wireless Routers without
using dynamic WEP key exchange.
Select
Select
64-bit WEP
64-bit WEP
or
or
128-bit WEP
128-bit WEP
to enable data encryption.
to enable data encryption.
Up to 32 stations can access the WR3000 Wireless Router when you confi gure dynamic WEP
key exchange.
Apply
Click
Click
Apply
to save your changes back to the WR3000 Wireless Router.
Reset
Click
Click
Reset
to reload the previous confi guration for this screen.
to reload the previous confi guration for this screen.

Once you enable user authentication, you need to specify an external RADIUS server

or create local user accounts on the WR3000 Wireless Router for authentication.