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6.3
The More AP Screen
This screen allows you to enable and configure multiple Basic Service Sets (BSSs) on the Device.
Click
Network Setting > Wireless
>
More AP
. The following screen displays.
Figure 39
Network Setting > Wireless > More AP
Authentication Server
IP Address
Enter the IP address of the external authentication server in dotted decimal notation.
Port
Number
Enter the port number of the external authentication server. The default port number is
1812
.
You need not change this value unless your network administrator instructs you to do so
with additional information.
Shared
Secret
Enter a password (up to 31 alphanumeric characters) as the key to be shared between the
external authentication server and the Device.
The key must be the same on the external authentication server and your Device. The key is
not sent over the network.
more.../less
Click
more...
to show more fields in this section. Click
less
to hide them.
WPA
Compatible
This field is only available for WPA2. Select this if you want the Device to support WPA and
WPA2 simultaneously.
Encryption
Select the encryption type (
TKIP
,
AES
or
TKIP+AES
) for data encryption.
Select
TKIP
if your wireless clients can all use TKIP.
Select
AES
if your wireless clients can all use AES.
Select
TKIP+AES
to allow the wireless clients to use either TKIP or AES.
WPA2 Pre-
Authentication
This field is available only when you select
WPA2
.
Pre-authentication enables fast roaming by allowing the wireless client (already connecting
to an AP) to perform IEEE 802.1x authentication with another AP before connecting to it.
Select
Enabled
to turn on preauthentication in WAP2. Otherwise, select
Disabled
.
Network Re-
auth Interval
Specify how often wireless stations have to resend usernames and passwords in order to
stay connected.
If wireless station authentication is done using a RADIUS server, the reauthentication timer
on the RADIUS server has priority.
Group Key
Update Timer
The
Group Key Update Timer
is the rate at which the RADIUS
server sends a new group
key out to all clients.
Table 20
Wireless > General: More Secure: WPA(2) (continued)
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
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The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 21
Network Setting > Wireless > More AP
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
#
This is the index number of the entry.
Status
This field indicates whether this SSID is active. A yellow bulb signifies that this SSID is active.
A gray bulb signifies that this SSID is not active.
SSID
An SSID profile is the set of parameters relating to one of the Device’s BSSs. The SSID
(Service Set IDentifier) identifies the Service Set with which a wireless device is associated.
This field displays the name of the wireless profile on the network. When a wireless client
scans for an AP to associate with, this is the name that is broadcast and seen in the wireless
client utility.
Security
This field indicates the security mode of the SSID profile.
Guest WLAN
This displays if the guest WLAN function has been enabled for this WLAN.
If
Home Guest
displays, clients can connect to each other directly.
If
External Guest
displays, clients are blocked from connecting to each other directly.
N/A
displays if guest WLAN is disabled.
Modify
Click the
Edit
icon to configure the SSID profile.
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6.3.1
Edit More AP
Use this screen to edit an SSID profile. Click the
Edit
icon next to an SSID in the
More AP
screen.
The following screen displays.
Figure 40
Network Setting > Wireless > More AP > Edit
The following table describes the fields in this screen.
Table 22
Network Setting > Wireless > More AP > Edit
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Wireless Network Setup
Wireless
You can
Enable
or
Disable
the wireless LAN in this field.
Passphrase
Type
Passphrase type cannot be changed. The default is
None
.
Wireless Network Settings
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Wireless
Network Name
(SSID)
The SSID (Service Set IDentity) identifies the service set with which a wireless device is
associated. Wireless devices associating to the access point (AP) must have the same SSID.
Enter a descriptive name (up to 32 English keyboard characters) for the wireless LAN.
Max clients
Specify the maximum number of clients that can connect to this network at the same time.
Hide SSID
Select this check box to hide the SSID in the outgoing beacon frame so a station cannot
obtain the SSID through scanning using a site survey tool.
Enhanced
Multicast
Forwarding
Select this check box to allow the Device to convert wireless multicast traffic into wireless
unicast traffic.
Guest WLAN
Select this to create Guest WLANs for home and external clients. Select the WLAN type in
the
Access Scenario
field.
Access
Scenario
If you select
Home Guest
, clients can connect to each other directly.
If you select
External Guest
, clients are blocked from connecting to each other directly.
Maximum
Upstream
Bandwidth
Specify the maximum rate for upstream wireless traffic to the WAN from this WLAN in
kilobits per second (Kbps).
Maximum
Downstream
Bandwidth
Specify the maximum rate for downstream wireless traffic to this WLAN from the WAN in
kilobits per second (Kbps).
BSSID
This shows the MAC address of the wireless interface on the Device when wireless LAN is
enabled.
E-mail notification when the wireless guest visit
Enable Email
Notification
Select this to have the Device e-mail you a notification when a wireless client is connected
to the wireless network.
Mail Server
Select a mail server for the e-mail address specified below.
If you do not select a mail server, e-mail notifications cannot be sent via e-mail. You must
have configured a mail server already in the
Maintenance
>
Email Notification
screen.
Email Title
Type a title that you want to be in the subject line of the e-mail notifications that the Device
sends.
Send
Notification to
Email
Notifications are sent to the e-mail address specified in this field. If this field is left blank,
notifications cannot be sent via e-mail.
Security Level
Security Mode
Select
Basic (WEP, 802.1X)
or
More Secure (WPA(2)-PSK, WPA(2))
to add security
on this wireless network. The wireless clients which want to associate to this network must
have same wireless security settings as the Device. After you select to use a security,
additional options appears in this screen.
Or you can select
No Security
to allow any client to associate this network without any data
encryption or authentication.
See
Section 6.2.1 on page 75
for more details about this field.
Apply
Click
Apply
to save your changes.
Cancel
Click
Cancel
to exit this screen without saving.
Table 22
Network Setting > Wireless > More AP > Edit (continued)
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
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6.4
MAC Authentication
This screen allows you to configure the ZyXEL Device to give exclusive access to specific devices
(Allow)
or exclude specific devices from accessing the ZyXEL Device
(Deny)
. Every Ethernet
device has a unique MAC (Media Access Control) address. The MAC address is assigned at the
factory and consists of six pairs of hexadecimal characters, for example, 00:A0:C5:00:00:02. You
need to know the MAC addresses of the devices to configure this screen.
Use this screen to view your Device’s MAC filter settings and add new MAC filter rules. Click
Network Setting > Wireless > MAC Authentication
. The screen appears as shown.
Figure 41
Wireless > MAC Authentication
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 23
Wireless > MAC Authentication
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
SSID
Select the SSID for which you want to configure MAC filter settings.
MAC Restrict
Mode
Define the filter action for the list of MAC addresses in the
MAC Address
table.
Select
Disable
to turn off MAC filtering.
Select
Deny
to block access to the Device. MAC addresses not listed will be allowed to
access the Device.
Select
Allow
to permit access to the Device. MAC addresses not listed will be denied access
to the Device.
Add new MAC
address
Click this if you want to add a new MAC address entry to the MAC filter list below.
Enter the MAC addresses of the wireless devices that are allowed or denied access to the
Device in these address fields. Enter the MAC addresses in a valid MAC address format, that
is, six hexadecimal character pairs, for example, 12:34:56:78:9a:bc.
#
This is the index number of the entry.
MAC Address
This is the MAC addresses of the wireless devices that are allowed or denied access to the
Device.
Delete
Click the
Delete
icon to delete the entry.
Apply
Click
Apply
to save your changes.
Cancel
Click
Cancel
to exit this screen without saving.

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