ZyXEL Communications Prestige 662HW Series, User Manual

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Prestige 662HW Series User’s Guide
System Security 35-5
Table 35-2 Menu 23.4 System Security : IEEE802.1x
FIELD DESCRIPTION
Authentication
Databases The authentication database contains wireless station login information. The local user
database is the built-in database on the Prestige. The RADIUS is an external server. Use this
field to decide which database the Prestige should use (first) to authenticate a wireless station.
Before you specify the priority, make sure you have set up the corresponding database
correctly first.
When you configure Key Management Protocol to WPA , the Authentication Databases
must be RADIUS Only . You can only use the Local User Database with 802.1x Key
Management Protocol .
Select Local User Database Only to have the Prestige just check the built-in user database
on the Prestige for a wireless station's username and password.
Select RADIUS Only to have the Prestige just check the user database on the specified
RADIUS server for a wireless station's username and password.
Select Local first, then RADIUS to have the Prestige first check the user database on the
Prestige for a wireless station's username and password. If the user name is not found, the
Prestige then checks the user database on the specified RADIUS server.
Select RADIUS first, then Local to have the Prestige first check the user database on the
specified RADIUS server for a wireless station's username and password. If the Prestige
cannot reach the RADIUS server, the Prestige then checks the local user database on the
Prestige. When the user name is not found or password does not match in the RADIUS server,
the Prestige will not check the local user database and the authentication fails.
When you have completed this menu, press [ENTER] at the prompt “Press ENTER to confirm or ESC to cancel”
to save your configuration or press [ESC] to cancel and go back to the previous screen.
Once you enable user authentication, you need to specify an external RADIUS server or create local
user accounts on the Prestige for authentication.
35.2 Creating User Accounts on the Prestige
By storing user profiles locally, your Prestige is able to authenticate wireless users without interacting
with a network RADIUS server.
Follow the steps below to set up user profiles on your Prestige.
1.
From the main menu, enter 14 to display Menu 14 - Dial-in User Setup .