ZyWALL 2 and ZyWALL 2WE

RADIUS (RFC2138, 2139)

The ZyWALL 2WE uses RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial In User Service) to have a server handle authentication, authorization and accounting for your wireless network.

IEEE 802.1x for Network Security

The ZyWALL 2WE supports the IEEE 802.1x standard that works with the IEEE 802.11 to enhance user authentication. With the local user profile, the ZyWALL allows you to configure up to 32 user profiles without a network authentication server. In addition, centralized user and accounting management is possible on an optional network authentication server.

Wireless LAN MAC Address Filtering

The ZyWALL 2WE allows you to use MAC Address Filtering together with ESSID (Extended Service Set IDentifier) and WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) to provide security for your wireless LAN.

Brute-Force Password Guessing Protection

The ZyWALL has a special protection mechanism to discourage brute-force password guessing attacks on the ZyWALL’s management interfaces. You can specify a wait-time that must expire before entering a fourth password after three incorrect passwords have been entered. Please see the appendices for details about this feature.

Content Filtering

The ZyWALL can block web features such as ActiveX controls, Java applets and cookies, as well as disable web proxies. The ZyWALL can block specific URLs by using the keyword feature. It also allows the administrator to define time periods and days during which content filtering is enabled.

Packet Filtering

The packet filtering mechanism blocks unwanted traffic from entering/leaving your network.

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)

Using the standard TCP/IP protocol, the ZyWALL and other UPnP enabled devices can dynamically join a network, obtain an IP address and convey its capabilities to other devices on the network.

Call Scheduling

Configure call time periods to restrict and allow access for users on remote nodes.

PPPoE

PPPoE facilitates the interaction of a host with an Internet modem to achieve access to high-speed data networks via a familiar "dial-up networking" user interface.

PPTP Encapsulation

Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) is a network protocol that enables secure transfer of data from a remote client to a private server, creating a Virtual Private Network (VPN) using a TCP/IP-based network.

Getting to Know Your ZyWALL

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