Vpn Passthrough; Wireless Lan Mac Address Filtering; Full Network Management - ZyXEL Communications ZyAIR G-5100 User Manual

ZyAIR G-5100 User's Guide

VPN Passthrough

VPN (Virtual Private Network) connections use data encryption to provide secure
communications over unsecure networks (like the Internet). The ZyAIR allows VPN
connections to go through it.

Wireless LAN MAC Address Filtering

Your ZyAIR checks the MAC address of the wireless station 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.
IEEE 802.1x Network Security
The ZyAIR supports the IEEE 802.1x standard to enhance user authentication. This allows
you to use a RADIUS (RFC2138, 2139 - Remote Authentication Dial In User Service) server
to authenticate users.
Embedded RADIUS Server
The ZyAIR's embedded RADIUS server eliminates the need to purchase and maintain a
standalone external RADIUS server. Use the embedded RADIUS server to authenticate up to
32 users. You can also use an external RADIUS server to authenticate a potentially unlimited
number of users.
Backup RADIUS Server
You can configure the ZyAIR to use backup external RADIUS servers and accounting servers
in case the primary external RADIUS or accounting server does not respond.
SNMP
SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) is a protocol used for exchanging
management information between network devices. SNMP is a member of the TCP/IP
protocol suite. Your ZyAIR supports SNMP agent functionality, which allows a manger
station to manage and monitor the ZyAIR through the network. The ZyAIR supports SNMP
version one (SNMPv1) and version two c (SNMPv2c).

Full Network Management

The web configurator is an HTML-based management interface that allows easy setup and
management via Internet browser. Most functions of the ZyAIR are also software configurable
via the SMT (System Management Terminal) interface. The SMT is a menu-driven interface
that you can access from a terminal emulator over a telnet connection.
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