ZyXEL Communications NWA-3160 User Manual
Chapter 11 RADIUS Screen
NWA-3160 Series User’s Guide
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11.1.1 What You Can Do in the RADIUS Screen
Use the Security > RADIUS screen (see
) if you want
to authenticate wireless users using
a RADIUS Server and/or Accounting Server.
11.1.2 What You Need To Know About RADIUS
The RADIUS server handles the following tasks:
• Authentication which determines the identity of the users.
• Authorization which determines the network services available to
• Authorization which determines the network services available to
authenticated users once they are connected to the network.
• Accounting which keeps track of the client’s network activity.
RADIUS is a simple package exchange in which your AP acts as a message relay
between the wireless client and the network RADIUS server.
between the wireless client and the network RADIUS server.
You should know the IP addresses, ports and share secrets of the external RADIUS
server and/or the external RADIUS accounting server you want to use with your
NWA. You can configure a primary and backup RADIUS and RADIUS accounting
server for your NWA.
server and/or the external RADIUS accounting server you want to use with your
NWA. You can configure a primary and backup RADIUS and RADIUS accounting
server for your NWA.
You can configure up to four RADIUS server profiles. Each profile also has one
backup authentication server and a backup accounting server. These profiles can
be assigned to an SSID profile in the Wireless > SSID configuration screen.
backup authentication server and a backup accounting server. These profiles can
be assigned to an SSID profile in the Wireless > SSID configuration screen.