ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User’s Guide

 

Table 6-9 MAC Address Filter

 

 

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

 

Active

Select Yes from the drop down list box to enable MAC address filtering.

 

 

Filter Action

Define the filter action for the list of MAC addresses in the MAC address filter table.

 

Select Deny Association to block access to the ZyAIR, MAC addresses not listed will be

 

allowed to access the ZyAIR.

 

Select Allow Association to permit access to the ZyAIR, MAC addresses not listed will be

 

denied access to the ZyAIR.

 

 

Set

This is the index number of the MAC address.

 

 

MAC

Enter the MAC addresses (in XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX format) of the wireless station that are

Address

allowed or denied access to the ZyAIR in these address fields.

Apply

Click Apply to save your changes back to the ZyAIR.

 

 

Reset

Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh.

 

 

6.17 Introduction to RADIUS

RADIUS is based on a client-sever model that supports authentication and accounting, where access point is the client and the server is the RADIUS server. The RADIUS server handles the following tasks among others:

•Authentication

Determines the identity of the users.

•Accounting

Keeps track of the client’s network activity.

RADIUS user is a simple package exchange in which your ZyAIR acts as a message relay between the wireless station and the network RADIUS server.

Types of RADIUS Messages

The following types of RADIUS messages are exchanged between the access point and the RADIUS server for user authentication:

•Access-Request

Sent by an access point requesting authentication.

•Access-Reject

Sent by a RADIUS server rejecting access.

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