ZyXEL Communications 650 Series Manuel D’Utilisation

Prestige 650 Series User’s Guide 

System Security 

 

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Authentication 
Databases 

This field is activated only when you select Authentication Required in the Wireless 
Port Control field.  

The authentication database contains wireless station login information. The local user 
database is the built-in database on the Prestige. The RADIUS is an external server. 
Use this field to decide which database the Prestige should use (first) to authenticate a 
wireless station. 

Before you specify the priority, make sure you have set up the corresponding database 
correctly first.  

Select Local User Database Only to have the Prestige just check the built-in user 
database on the Prestige for a wireless station's username and password.  

Select RADIUS Only to have the Prestige just check the user database on the 
specified RADIUS server for a wireless station's username and password.  

Select Local first, then RADIUS to have the Prestige first check the user database on 
the Prestige for a wireless station's user name and password. If the user name is not 
found, the Prestige checks the user database on the specified RADIUS server. 

Select RADIUS first, then Local to have the Prestige first check the user database on 
the specified RADIUS server for a wireless station's user name and password. When 
the user name is not found or password does not match in the RADIUS server, the 
Prestige will not check the local user database and the authentication fails. If the 
Prestige cannot reach the RADIUS server, then the Prestige checks the local user 
database on the Prestige. 

When you have completed this menu, press [ENTER] at the prompt “Press ENTER to confirm or ESC to 
cancel” to save your configuration or press [ESC] to cancel and go back to the previous screen. 

Once you enable user authentication, you need to specify an external RADIUS server or create local user 
accounts on the Prestige for authentication.  

By storing user profiles locally, your Prestige is able to authenticate wireless users without interacting with 
a network RADIUS server.  

Follow the steps below to set up user profiles on your Prestige. 

From the main menu, enter 14 to display Menu 14 - Dial-in User Setup.