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
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
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
FIELD
DESCRIPTION
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
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
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
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
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.