ZyWALL 2 and ZyWALL 2WE

Figure 8-4 Wireless LAN 802.1X Authentication

The following table describes the fields in this screen.

 

Table 8-2 Wireless LAN 802.1X Authentication

FIELD

DESCRIPTION

 

 

Authentication

Select Force Authorized, Force UnAuthorized or Auto from the drop-down list

Control

box.

 

Select Auto to authenticate all wireless clients before they can access the wired

 

network.

 

Select Force Authorized to allow all wireless clients to access your wired network

 

without authentication.

 

Select Force UnAuthorized to deny all wireless clients access to your wired

 

network.

Reauthentication

Specify the time interval between the RADIUS server’s authentication checks of

Period

wireless users connected to the network.

 

This field is activated only when you select Auto authentication control.

 

 

Click Apply to save these settings back to the ZyWALL. Click Reset to start this screen afresh.

8.4.5Configuring an External RADIUS Server

Once you enable the EAP authentication, you need to specify the external sever for remote user authentication and accounting.

Click Wireless and the RADIUS tab to the display the Authentication RADIUS screen.

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Wireless LAN Security Setup