G-1000 User’s Guide

Figure 20 Wireless LAN: 802.1x/WPA

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 16 Wireless LAN: 802.1x/WPA

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

 

Wireless Port

To control wireless stations access to the wired network, select a control method

Control

from the drop-down list box. Choose from No Access Allowed, No

 

Authentication Required and Authentication Required.

 

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

 

No Authentication Required allows all wireless stations access to the wired

 

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

 

Authentication Required means that all wireless stations have to enter

 

usernames and passwords before access to the wired network is allowed.

 

Select Authentication Required to configure Key Management Protocol and

 

other related fields.

Apply

Click Apply to save your changes back to the G-1000.

 

 

Reset

Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh.

 

 

6.7.1 Authentication Required: 802.1x

You need the following for IEEE 802.1x authentication.

A computer with an IEEE 802.11 b/g wireless LAN adapter and equipped with a web browser (with JavaScript enabled) and/or Telnet.

A wireless station computer must be running IEEE 802.1x-compliant software. Not all Windows operating systems support IEEE 802.1x (see the Microsoft web site for details). For other operating systems, see their documentation. If your operating system does not support IEEE 802.1x, then you may need to install IEEE 802.1x client software.

An optional network RADIUS server for remote user authentication and accounting.

Select Authentication Required in the Wireless Port Control field and 802.1x in the Key Management Protocol field to display the next screen.

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G-1000 specifications

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