ZyXEL Communications P-870HW-I User Manual

P-870HW-I1 User’s Guide

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Chapter 6 Wireless LAN

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Use this screen to enable and configure IEEE 802.1x authentication without WEP encryption 
in your wireless network. To open this screen, click Network > Wireless LAN, and set 
Security Mode to 802.1x + No WEP.

Table 40   Network > Wireless LAN > General > 802.1x + Static WEP

Security Mode

Select 802.1x + Static WEP.

WEP Key

Enter the key you want to use. You can enter the key using printable ASCII characters 

or hexadecimal (0-9, A-F, a-f) characters. The ZyXEL Device and the wireless 

stations must use the same WEP key.
If you want to use a 64-bit WEP key, enter 5 printable ASCII characters or 10 

hexadecimal characters.
If you want to use a 128-bit WEP key, enter 13 printable ASCII characters or 26 

hexadecimal characters. A 128-bit WEP key is more secure than a 64-bit WEP key.

ReAuthenticati

on Timer

Specify how often wireless stations have to resend usernames and passwords in 

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

Idle Timeout

The ZyXEL Device automatically disconnects a wireless station from the wireless 

network after a period of inactivity. The wireless station needs to enter the username 

and password again before it can use the wireless network again. Some wireless 

clients can do this automatically; some wireless clients cannot, in which case the user 

has to enter the information again. In either case, there is usually a short delay while 

the wireless client logs in to the wireless network again.
Enter a time interval between 10 and 9999 seconds. This value is usually smaller 

when the wireless network is keeping track of how much time each wireless station is 

connected to the wireless network (for example, using an authentication server). If the 

wireless network is not keeping track of this information, you can usually set this value 

higher to minimize the number of delays caused by logging in again.

Authentication 

Server

IP Address

Enter the IP address of the external authentication server in dotted decimal notation.

Port Number

Enter the port number of the external authentication server. You need not change this 

value unless your network administrator instructs you to do so.

Shared Secret

Enter a password (up to 31 alphanumeric characters) to be shared between the 

external authentication server and the ZyXEL Device. The key must be the same on 

the external authentication server. The key is not sent over the network. 

Accounting 

Server

These settings are optional.

Active

Select this to enable user accounting through an external authentication server.

IP Address

Enter the IP address of the external accounting server in dotted decimal notation.

Port Number

Enter the port number of the external accounting server. You need not change this 

value unless your network administrator instructs you to do so.

Shared Secret

Enter a password (up to 31 alphanumeric characters) as the key to be shared 

between the external accounting server and the ZyXEL Device. The key must be the 

same on the external accounting server. The key is not sent over the network.