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Configure Tab
64 NXA-WAPZD1000 ZoneDirector Smart WLAN Controller
Authenticating Clients that Do Not Support Zero-IT
For clients that support Zero-IT, an activation script is generated that will automatically install security settings
of WLANs configured on the NXA-WAPZD1000 to the client. If your users are connecting with computers
running earlier versions of Windows, Linux, or other operating systems, no activation script will be provided
for them. Instead, a detailed page containing all necessary wireless settings is provided. Users must perform
manual configuration based on these settings. The following table describes the configurable parameters.
Activating Web Authentication
Web authentication, when activated on a WLAN, compels all users to log in every time they connect to this
WLAN. This is helpful if you are managing an Internet hotzone. After you activate Web authentication on
your hotzone/hotspot WLAN, you must then provide all users with a URL to your login page. The users must
be listed in an internal or external authentication database. After they discover the WLAN on their wireless
device or laptop, they open their browser, connect to the Login page and enter the required login information.
To activate Web authentication:
1.
Go to Configure > WLANs.
2.
Look for the WLAN that you want to edit, and then click the Edit link that is on the same row.
3.
When the Editing (WLAN_Name) form appears, locate the Web Authentication option.
4.
Click the check box to enable portal/Web authentication.
5.
Select the preferred authentication server (for Web Authentication) from the Authentication Server drop-
down menu.
6.
Click OK to save this entry.
Repeat this “enabling” process for each WLAN to which you want to apply Web authentication.
Client authentication and wireless encryption options
Authentication Options Encryption Options Client Configurables
Open WEP-64
WEP-128
WPA/WPA2/WP-Mixed
Users must (1) manually enter the text
of the same WEP key stored in the
NXA-WAPZD1000 in their wireless
configuration software, or (2) must
manually enter the WPA passphrase.
Shared WEP-64
WEP-128
Users must manually enter the same
WEP key stored in the
NXA-WAPZD1000 in their wireless
configuration software.
802.1X WEP-64
WEP-128
WPA/WPA2/WPAMixed
Users may need to obtain and install
certificates generated on their
computers, depending on the
Transport Layer Security (TLS)
authentication method used.
MAC Address WEP-64
WEP-128
WPA/WPA2/WPAMixed
Users must (1) manually enter the text
of the same WEP key stored in the
NXA-WAPZD1000 in their wireless
configuration software, or (2) must
manually enter the WPA passphrase.