User manual ZYXEL NWA-3166

[. . . ] NWA-3166 Wireless N Dual-Band Business WLAN Access Point Default Login Details IP Address User Name Password 1234 http://192. 168. 1. 2 Firmware Version 3. 6 www. zyxel. com Edition 3, 02/2009 www. zyxel. com Copyright © 2009 ZyXEL Communications Corporation About This User's Guide About This User's Guide Intended Audience This manual is intended for people who want to configure the NWA-3160 Series using the web configurator. You should have at least a basic knowledge of TCP/IP networking concepts and topology. Related Documentation · Quick Start Guide The Quick Start Guide is designed to help you get up and running right away. It contains information on setting up your network and configuring for Internet access. · Support Disc Refer to the included CD for support documents. [. . . ] · If you don't have WPA(2)-aware wireless clients, then use WEP key encrypting. A higher bit key offers better security. You can manually enter 64-bit or 128-bit. More information on Wireless Security can be found in Appendix B on page 255. 140 NWA-3166 User's Guide CHAPTER 11. 1 Overview 11 RADIUS Screen This chapter describes how you can use the Wireless > RADIUS screen. Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS) is a protocol that can be used to manage user access to large networks. It is based on a client-server model that supports authentication, authorization and accounting. The access point is the client and the server is the RADIUS server. Figure 84 RADIUS Server Setup Authentication In the figure above, wireless clients A and B are trying to access the Internet via the NWA. The NWA in turn queries the RADIUS server if the identity of clients A and U are allowed access to the Internet. In this scenario, only client U's identity is verified by the RADIUS server and allowed access to the Internet. NWA-3166 User's Guide 141 Chapter 11 RADIUS Screen 11. 1. 1 What You Can Do in the RADIUS Screen Use the Security > RADIUS screen (see Section 11. 2 on page 143) if you want to authenticate wireless users using a RADIUS Server and/or Accounting Server. 11. 1. 2 What You Need To Know About Wireless Security The RADIUS server handles the following tasks: · Authentication which determines the identity of the users. · Authorization which determines the network services available to authenticated users once they are connected to the network. · Accounting which keeps track of the client's network activity. RADIUS is a simple package exchange in which your AP acts as a message relay between the wireless client and the network RADIUS server. You should know the IP addresses, ports and share secrets of the external RADIUS server and/or the external RADIUS accounting server you want to use with your NWA. You can configure a primary and backup RADIUS and RADIUS accounting server for your NWA. You can configure up to four RADIUS server profiles. Each profile also has one backup authentication server and a backup accounting server. These profiles can be assigned to an SSID profile in the Wireless > SSID configuration screen. 142 NWA-3166 User's Guide Chapter 11 RADIUS Screen 11. 2 The RADIUS Screen Use this screen to set up your NWA's RADIUS server settings. The screen appears as shown. Figure 85 Wireless > RADIUS The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 42 Wireless > RADIUS LABEL Index Profile Name Primary Backup DESCRIPTION Select the RADIUS profile you want to configure from the drop-down list box. Type a name for the RADIUS profile associated with the Index number above. Configure the fields below to set up user authentication and accounting. If the NWA cannot communicate with the Primary accounting server, you can have the NWA use a Backup RADIUS server. Make sure the Active check boxes are selected if you want to use backup servers. [. . . ] Select the certification you wish to view from this page. ZyXEL Limited Warranty ZyXEL warrants to the original end user (purchaser) that this product is free from any defects in materials or workmanship for a period of up to two years from the date of purchase. During the warranty period, and upon proof of purchase, should the product have indications of failure due to faulty workmanship and/or materials, ZyXEL will, at its discretion, repair or replace the defective products or components without charge for either parts or labor, and to whatever extent it shall deem necessary to restore the product or components to proper operating condition. Any replacement will consist of a new or re-manufactured functionally equivalent product of equal or higher value, and will be solely at the discretion of ZyXEL. This warranty shall not apply if the product has been modified, misused, tampered with, damaged by an act of God, or subjected to abnormal working conditions. NWA-3166 User's Guide 317 Appendix G Legal Information Note Repair or replacement, as provided under this warranty, is the exclusive remedy of the purchaser. [. . . ]