ZyXEL Communications P-870HW-I User Manual

P-870HW-I1 User’s Guide

Chapter 33 System Security

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Figure 198   Menu 23.4: System Security - IEEE802.1x

The following table describes the labels in this menu.

                    Menu 23.4 - System Security - IEEE802.1x

      Wireless Port Control= No Authentication Required
      ReAuthentication Timer (in second)= N/A
      Idle Timeout (in second)= N/A

      Key Management Protocol= N/A
      Dynamic WEP Key Exchange= N/A
      PSK = N/A
      WPA Mixed Mode= N/A

      WPA Broadcast/Multicast Key Update Timer= N/A

      Authentication Databases= N/A

Table 145   Menu 23.4: System Security - IEEE802.1x

Wireless Port Control Select No Authentication Required to allow any wireless stations access to 

your wired network without entering usernames and passwords. This is the 

default setting.
Select Authentication Required to require wireless stations to enter 

usernames and passwords before access to the wired network is allowed.
Select No Access Allowed to deny all wireless stations access to the wired 

network. 
The rest of the fields are not available when you select No Authentication 

Required or No Access Allowed.

ReAuthentication 

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.

Key Management 

Protocol

Select the type of IEEE 802.1x security you want to use.

Dynamic WEP Key 

Exchange

This field is enabled if the Key Management Protocol is 802.1x. Select the 

length of the WEP keys the ZyXEL Device generates. The longer the key, the 

stronger the security, but also the more processing is required.