ZyAIR G-2000 Plus User’s Guide

Table 29 Wireless: 802.1x and Static WEP

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

 

Authentication

This field is activated when you select 64-bit WEP or 128-bit WEP in the WEP

Method

Encryption field. Select Auto, Open System or Shared Key from the drop-down

 

list box.

ASCII

Select this option in order to enter ASCII characters as the WEP keys.

 

 

Hex

Select this option in order to enter hexadecimal characters as the WEP keys.

 

The preceding "0x", that identifies a hexadecimal key, is entered automatically.

Key 1 to Key 4

The WEP keys are used to encrypt data. Both the ZyAIR and the wireless

 

stations must use the same WEP key for data transmission.

 

If you chose 64-bit WEP, then enter any 5 ASCII characters or 10 hexadecimal

 

characters ("0-9", "A-F").

 

If you chose 128-bit WEP, then enter 13 ASCII characters or 26 hexadecimal

 

characters ("0-9", "A-F").

 

You must configure all four keys, but only one key can be activated at any one

 

time. The default key is key 1.

ReAuthentication

Specify how often wireless stations have to reenter usernames and passwords

Timer (in seconds)

in order to stay connected. Enter a time interval between 10 and 9999 seconds.

 

The default time interval is 1800 seconds (30 minutes).

 

Note: If wireless station authentication is done using a RADIUS

 

server, the reauthentication timer on the RADIUS server has

 

priority.

 

 

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. The default time

 

interval is 3600 seconds (or 1 hour).

Authentication

The authentication database contains wireless station login information. The

Databases

trusted user database is the built-in database on the ZyAIR. The RADIUS is an

 

external server. Use this drop-down list box to select which database the ZyAIR

 

should use (first) to authenticate a wireless station.

 

Before you specify the priority, make sure you have set up the corresponding

 

database correctly first.

 

Select Local User Database Only to have the ZyAIR just check the built-in user

 

trusted user database on the ZyAIR for a wireless station's username and

 

password.

 

Select RADIUS Only to have the ZyAIR just check the user database on the

 

specified RADIUS server for a wireless station's username and password.

 

Select Local first, then RADIUS to have the ZyAIR first check the trusted user

 

database on the ZyAIR for a wireless station's username and password. If the

 

user name is not found, the ZyAIR then checks the user database on the

 

specified RADIUS server.

 

Select RADIUS first, then Local to have the ZyAIR first check the user

 

database on the specified RADIUS server for a wireless station's username and

 

password. If the ZyAIR cannot reach the RADIUS server, the ZyAIR then checks

 

the trusted user database on the ZyAIR. When the user name is not found or

 

password does not match in the RADIUS server, the ZyAIR will not check the

 

trusted user database and the authentication fails.

Apply

Click Apply to save your changes back to the ZyAIR.

 

 

Reset

Click Reset to reload the previous configuration for this screen.

 

 

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Chapter 7 Wireless Security