Table 31 wireless: 802.1x and dynamic wep – ZyXEL Communications P-335WT User Manual

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P-335 Series User’s Guide

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Chapter 7 Wireless LAN (P-335WT)

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 31 Wireless: 802.1x and Dynamic WEP

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

ReAuthentication

Timer (in seconds)

Specify how often wireless stations have to reenter usernames and passwords in

order to stay connected. Enter a time interval between 10 and 9999 seconds. The

default time interval is 1800 seconds (30 minutes).

Note: If wireless station authentication is done using a RADIUS
server, the reauthentication timer on the RADIUS server has
priority.

Idle Timeout

The Prestige automatically disconnects a wireless station from the wired network

after a period of inactivity. The wireless station needs to enter the username and

password again before access to the wired network is allowed. The default time

interval is 3600 seconds (or 1 hour).

Dynamic WEP Key

Exchange

Select 64-bit WEPor 128-bit WEP to enable data encryption. Up to 32 stations

can access the Prestige when you configure dynamic WEP key exchange.This

field is not available when you set Security to WPA or WPA-PSK.

Authentication Server

IP Address Enter the IP address of the external authentication server in dotted decimal

notation.

Port Number Enter the port number of the external authentication server. The default port

number is 1812.
You need not change this value unless your network administrator instructs you
to do so with additional information.

Shared Secret Enter a password (up to 31 alphanumeric characters) as the key to be shared

between the external authentication server and the Prestige.

The key must be the same on the external authentication server and your
Prestige. The key is not sent over the network.

Accounting Server

Active Select Yes from the drop down list box to enable user accounting through an

external authentication server.

IP Address Enter the IP address of the external accounting server in dotted decimal notation.

Port Number Enter the port number of the external accounting server. The default port number

is 1813.
You need not change this value unless your network administrator instructs you
to do so with additional information.

Shared Secret Enter a password (up to 31 alphanumeric characters) as the key to be shared

between the external accounting server and the Prestige.

The key must be the same on the external accounting server and your Prestige.
The key is not sent over the network.

Preamble

Select a preamble type from the drop-down list menu. Choices are Long, Short

or Dynamic. The default setting is Long. See the section on preamble for more

information.

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