Wep Encryption - ZyXEL Communications ZyWALL 10W User Manual

ZyWALL Series Internet Security Gateway
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RADIUS (RFC2138, 2139)
RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial In User Service) server enables authentication, authorization and
accounting for your wireless network. This feature is not available on all models.
IEEE 802.1x for Network Security
The ZyWALL supports the IEEE 802.1x standard that works with the IEEE 802.11 to enhance user
authentication. With the local user profile, the ZyWALL allows you to configure up 32 user profiles without
a network authentication server. In addition, centralized user and accounting management is possible on an
optional network authentication server. This feature is not available on all models.
Wireless LAN MAC Address Filtering
Your ZyWALL can check the MAC addresses of wireless stations against a list of allowed or denied MAC
addresses.

WEP Encryption

WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encrypts data frames before transmitting over the wireless network to help
keep network communications private.
Brute-Force Password Guessing Protection
The ZyWALL has a special protection mechanism to discourage brute-force password guessing attacks on
the ZyWALL's management interfaces. You can specify a wait-time that must expire before entering a fourth
password after three incorrect passwords have been entered. Please see the appendices for details about this
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feature.
Packet Filtering
The packet filtering mechanism blocks unwanted traffic from entering/leaving your network.
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)
Using the standard TCP/IP protocol, the ZyWALL and other UPnP enabled devices can dynamically join a
network, obtain an IP address and convey its capabilities to other devices on the network. This feature is not
available on all models.
Call Scheduling
Configure call time periods to restrict and allow access for users on remote nodes.
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Brute Force Password Protection was not available on every model at the time of writing.
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