ZyXEL Communications ZyWALL 2 Series User Manual

ZyWALL 2 Series User’s Guide 

Wireless LAN Screens 

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Active

 

Select or clear the check box to enable or disable MAC address filtering. 
Enable MAC address filtering to have the router allow or deny access to wireless stations 
based on MAC addresses. Disable MAC address filtering to have the router not perform 
MAC filtering on the wireless stations.

 

Association  

Define the filter action for the list of MAC addresses in the MAC address filter table.  
Select Deny to block access to the router, MAC addresses not listed will be allowed to 
access the router. Select Allow to permit access to the router, MAC addresses not listed 
will be denied access to the router. 

MAC 
Address

 

Enter the MAC addresses (in XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX format) of the client computers that are 
allowed or denied access to the ZyWALL in these address fields. 

 

Apply 

Click Apply to save your changes back to the ZyWALL. 

Reset 

Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh. 

The IEEE 802.1x standard outlines enhanced security methods for both the authentication of wireless stations 
and encryption key management. Authentication can be done using the local user database internal to the 
ZyWALL or an external RADIUS server for an unlimited number of users. 

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: 

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Determines the identity of the users. 

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Keeps track of the client’s network activity.  

 

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

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