Chapter 11 Radius Screen; Overview - ZyXEL Communications NWA-3160 User Manual

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11.1 Overview

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 96 RADIUS Server Setup
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.
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