WR1500
4-Port Wireless DSL/Cable Router
®
7.8
Introduction to Local User Database
By storing user profi les locally on the WR1500 Wireless Router, your WR1500 Wireless Router is
able to authenticate wireless users without interacting with a network RADIUS server. However,
there is a limit on the number of users you may authenticate in this way.
7.9
Confi guring 802.1 x
To change your WR1500 Wireless Router’s authentication settings, click
ADVANCED,
WIRELESS
and then the
802.1x tab
. The screen appears as shown below.
The following table describes the settings on this screen.
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Wireless Port
Control
To control wireless stations access to the wired network, select a control method from the
drop-down list box. Choose from
No Authentication Required, Authentication Required
and
No Access Allowed.
No Authentication Required
allows all wireless stations access to the wired network without
entering usernames and passwords. This is the default setting.
Authentication Required
means that all wireless stations have to enter usernames and
passwords before access to the wired network is allowed.
No Access Allowed
blocks all wireless stations access to the wired network.
ReAuthentication
Timer
(in seconds)
Specify how often wireless stations have to reenter usernames and passwords in order to
stay connected. This fi eld is activated only when you select
Authentication Required
in the
Wireless Port Control
fi eld.
Enter a time interval between 10 and 9999 seconds. The default time interval is
1800
seconds
(30 minutes).
If wireless station authentication is done using a RADIUS server,
the reauthentication timer on the RADIUS server has priority.
Idle Timeout
The WR1500 Wireless Router 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.
This fi eld is activated only when you select
Authentication Required
in the
Wireless Port
Control
fi eld. The default time interval is
3600
seconds (or 1 hour).
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