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ZyWALL 35 User’s Guide

Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your ZyWALL

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1.2.2.12 Content Filtering

The ZyWALL can block web features such as ActiveX controls, Java applets and cookies, as
well as disable web proxies. The ZyWALL can block or allow access to web sites that you
specify. The ZyWALL can also block access to web sites containing keywords that you
specify. You can define time periods and days during which content filtering is enabled and
include or exclude a range of users on the LAN from content filtering.

You can also subscribe to category-based content filtering that allows your ZyWALL to check
web sites against an external database of dynamically updated ratings of millions of web sites.

1.2.2.13 Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)

Using the standard TCP/IP protocol, the ZyWALL and other UPnP-enabled devices can
dynamically join a network, obtain an IP address and convey its capabilities to other devices
on the network.

1.2.2.14 RADIUS (RFC2138, 2139)

RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial In User Service) server enables authentication,
authorization and accounting for your wireless network.

1.2.2.15 IEEE 802.1x for Network Security

The ZyWALL supports the IEEE 802.1x standard that works with the IEEE 802.11 to enhance
user authentication. With the local user profile, the ZyWALL allows you to configure up 32
user profiles without a network authentication server. In addition, centralized user and
accounting management is possible on an optional network authentication server.

1.2.2.16 Wi-Fi Protected Access

Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is a subset of the IEEE 802.11i security specification draft.
Key differences between WPA and WEP are user authentication and improved data
encryption.

1.2.2.17 Wireless LAN MAC Address Filtering

Your ZyWALL can check the MAC addresses of wireless stations against a list of allowed or
denied MAC addresses.

1.2.2.18 WEP Encryption

WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encrypts data frames before transmitting over the wireless
network to help keep network communications private.

1.2.2.19 Packet Filtering

The packet filtering mechanism blocks unwanted traffic from entering/leaving your network.

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