G-1000 User’s Guide

Figure 67 Menu 23.4 System Security: IEEE802.1x

Menu 23.4 - System Security - IEEE802.1x

Wireless Port Control= Authentication Required

ReAuthentication Timer (in second)= 41

Idle Timeout (in second)= 3641

Key Management Protocol= 802.1x

Dynamic WEP Key Exchange= 64-bit WEP

PSK = N/A

WPA Mixed Mode= N/A

WPA Broadcast/Multicast Key Update Timer= N/A

Authentication Databases= RADIUS Only

Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel:

Press Space Bar to Toggle.

The following table describes the fields in this menu.

Table 49 Menu 23.4 System Security: IEEE802.1x

FIELD

DESCRIPTION

 

 

Wireless Port Control

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

 

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.

 

The following fields are not available when you select No Authentication

 

Required or No Access Allowed.

ReAuthentication

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

Timer (in second)

connected to the wired network.

 

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 (in

The G-1000 automatically disconnects a client from the wired network after a

second)

period of inactivity. The client 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).

Key Management

Press [SPACE BAR] to select 802.1x, WPA or WPA-PSKand press [ENTER].

Protocol

 

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