ZyXEL Communications NWA1123-ACv2, User Manual

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Chapter 8 AP Profile
NWA1123-ACv2 User’s Guide
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The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 39
SSID > Security Profile > Add/Edit Security Profile
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Profile Name Enter up to 31 alphanumeric characters for the profile name. This name is only visible in
the Web Configurator and is only for management purposes. Spaces and underscores
are allowed.
Security Mode Select a security mode from the list: none , wep , wpa2 , or wpa2-mix .
Radius Server Type This shows External and the NWA uses an external RADIUS server for authentication.
Primary /
Secondary Radius
Server Activate Select this to have the NWA use the specified RADIUS server.
Radius Server
IP Address
Enter the IP address of the RADIUS server to be used for authentication.
Radius Server
Port
Enter the port number of the RADIUS server to be used for authentication.
Radius Server
Secret
Enter the shared secret password of the RADIUS server to be used for authentication.
Primary /
Secondary
Accounting Server
Activate Select the check box to enable user accounting through an external authentication
server.
Accounting
Server IP
Address
Enter the IP address of the external accounting server in dotted decimal notation.
Accounting
Server Port
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.
Accounting
Share Secret
Enter a password (up to 128 alphanumeric characters) as the key to be shared between
the external accounting server and the NWA. The key must be the same on the external
accounting server and your NWA. The key is not sent over the network.
Accounting Interim
Update This field is available only when you enable user accounting through an external
authentication server.
Select this to have the NWA send subscriber status updates to the accounting server at
the interval you specify.
Interim Update
Interval
Specify the time interval for how often the NWA is to send a subscriber status update to
the accounting server.
802.1X Select this to enable 802.1x secure authentication.
ReAuthenticatio
n Timer
Enter the interval (in seconds) between authentication requests. Enter a 0 for unlimited
requests.
WEP Authentication Settings
Idle Timeout Enter the idle interval (in seconds) that a client can be idle before authentication is
discontinued.
Authentication Type Select a WEP authentication method. Choices are Open or Share key. Share key is
only available if you are not using 802.1x.