ZyXEL Communications NWA-3550, NWA-3500 RADIUS Screen, 11.1 Overview, 11.2 What You Can Do in the RADIUS Screen

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RADIUS Screen

11.1 Overview

This chapter describes how you can use the Wireless > RADIUS screen.

Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS) is a protocol that can be used to manage user access to large networks. It is based on a client-server model that supports authentication, authorization and accounting. The access point is the client and the server is the RADIUS server.

Figure 100 RADIUS Server Setup

Authentication

In the figure above, wireless clients A and B are trying to access the Internet via the NWA. The NWA in turn queries the RADIUS server if the identity of clients A and U are allowed access to the Internet. In this scenario, only client U’s identity is verified by the RADIUS server and allowed access to the Internet.

11.2 What You Can Do in the RADIUS Screen

Use the Security > RADIUS screen (see Section 11.4 on page 163) if you want to authenticate wireless users using a RADIUS Server and/or Accounting Server.

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