ZyAIR Access Point Series User’s Guide

Menu 23.4 - System Security - IEEE802.1X

Wireless Port Control= Authentication Required

ReAuthentication Timer (in second)= 1800

Idle Timeout (in second)= 3600

Authentication Databases= RADIUS Only

Dynamic WEP Key Exchange= Disable

Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel:

Figure 17-5 Menu 23.4 System Security : IEEE802.1x

The following table describes the fields in this menu.

 

Table 17-2 Menu 23.4 System Security : IEEE802.1x

 

 

FIELD

DESCRIPTION

 

 

Wireless Port

Press [SPACE BAR] and select a security mode for the wireless LAN access.

Control

Select No Authentication Required to allow any wireless stations access to your

 

 

wired network without entering usernames and passwords. This is the default setting.

 

Selecting Authentication Required means wireless stations have to enter usernames

 

and passwords before access to the wired network is allowed.

 

Select No Access Allowed to block all wireless stations access to the wired network.

 

 

ReAuthentica-

Specify how often a wireless station has to re-enter username and password to stay

tion Timer

connected to the wired network.

(in seconds)

This field is activated only when you select Authentication Required in the Wireless

 

 

Port Control field. Enter a time interval between 10 and 9999 (in seconds). The default

 

time interval is 1800 seconds (or 30 minutes).

Idle Timeout

The ZyAIR automatically disconnects a wireless station from the wired network after a

 

period of inactivity. The wireless station needs to enter the username and password

 

again before access to the wired network is allowed.

 

This field is activated only when you select Authentication Required in the Wireless

 

Port Control field. The default time interval is 3600 seconds (or 1 hour).

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