Chapter 4 ZyXEL Utility Configuration

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 11 Security Setting: IEEE 802.1x: Authentication

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Authentication

The type of authentication you use depends on the RADIUS server or AP.

Type

Select an authentication method from the drop down list. Options are TLS, TTLS

 

and PEAP.

 

 

Session

Select Enable to turn on session resumption (EAP fast re-authentication). This

Resumption

allows a client to attempt a fast reconnect to a server if the server and client have

 

already established an identifier in a previous connection. The key was stored and

 

full handshakes are not required.

 

Otherwise, select Disable to turn off session resumption.

 

 

Login Name

Enter a user name.

 

This is the user name that you or an administrator set up on a RADIUS server.

 

 

Password

This field is not available when you select TLS in the Authentication Type field.

 

Enter the password associated with the user name above.

 

 

Certification

This field is only available when you select TLS in the Authentication Type field.

 

Specify the location and name of a certificate used by the authentication server to

 

authenticate the G-210H. Otherwise, click Change to locate it.

 

Note: You must first have and obtain the certificate(s) from a

 

certificate authority (CA). Consult your network administrator

 

for more information.

 

 

Change

This field is only available when you select TLS in the Authentication Type field.

 

Click this button to display a screen where you can select a certificate and click

 

Apply. If you didn't get the certificate first, no certificate displays in the screen.

 

 

PEAP Inner EAP

This field is only available when you select PEAP in the Authentication Type

 

field.

 

Select the PEAP method used by the RADIUS server or AP for client

 

authentication. Options are EAP-MS CHAP v2 or EAP-TLS.

 

 

TTLS Inner

This field is only available when you select TTLS in the Authentication Type field.

authentication

Select a TTLS protocol that the RADIUS server uses.

 

Options are CHAP, MS-CHAP,MS-CHAP-V2,PAP and EAP-MD5.

 

 

Back

Click Back to go to the Site Survey screen to select and connect to another

 

network.

 

 

Next

Click Next to confirm your selections and advance to the next screen.

 

 

Exit

Click Exit to return to the Site Survey screen without saving.

 

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