ZyXEL Communications B-2000 User Manual
ZyAIR B-2000 Wireless LAN Gateway with 4-Port Switch
Wireless LAN Security Setup
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Chapter 4
Wireless LAN Security Setup
This chapter describes the types of security you can enable on the ZyAIR.
4.1 Levels of Security
Wireless security is vital to your network to protect wireless communication between wireless clients,
access points and other wireless.
access points and other wireless.
The figure below shows the possible wireless security levels on your ZyAIR. The highest security level is
EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) authentication. It requires interaction with a RADIUS (Remote
Authentication Dial-In User Service) server either on the WAN or your LAN to provide authentication
service for wireless clients.
EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) authentication. It requires interaction with a RADIUS (Remote
Authentication Dial-In User Service) server either on the WAN or your LAN to provide authentication
service for wireless clients.
Figure 4-1 ZyAIR Wireless Security Levels
If you do not enable any wireless security on your ZyAIR, your network is accessible to any wireless
networking device that is within range.
networking device that is within range.
4.2 Data Encryption with WEP
WEP encryption scrambles the data transmitted between the wireless clients and the access points to keep
network communications private. It encrypts unicast and multicast communications in a network. Both the
wireless clients and the access points must use the same WEP key for data encryption and decryption. For
wireless LAN setup, refer to section on Wireless LAN Setup.
network communications private. It encrypts unicast and multicast communications in a network. Both the
wireless clients and the access points must use the same WEP key for data encryption and decryption. For
wireless LAN setup, refer to section on Wireless LAN Setup.
Your ZyAIR allows you to configure up to four 64-bit or 128-bit WEP keys but only one key can be
enabled at any one time. Follow the steps below to configure and enable WEP encryption.
enabled at any one time. Follow the steps below to configure and enable WEP encryption.