D. Object Faq; D01. Why Does Zywall 1050 Use Objects; D02. What's The Difference Between Trunk And The Zone Object; D03. What Is The Difference Between The Default Ldap And The Group Ldap? What Is The Difference Between The Default Radius And The Group Radius - ZyXEL Communications ZYWALL 1050 Support Notes

ZyWALL 1050 Support Notes
sure that you add the "configure terminal" in the top line of this script file.

D. Object FAQ

D01. Why does ZyWALL 1050 use objects?

ZyWALL 1050 objects include address, service, schedule, authentication method, certificate,
zone, interface group and ISP account objects. The ZyWALL 1050 uses objects as a basic
configuration block. It can simplify the configuration change once your have some change in
the network topology.
For example, User can first create a zone object WAN_ZONE with the ge2 interface and later
add the ge3 interface into WAN_ZONE. All security features that use the WAN_ZONE will
change their configuration immediately according to zone object WAN_ZONE change.

D02. What's the difference between Trunk and the Zone Object?

The trunk concept is used as an interface group for a policy routing. You can add interfaces
and define load balance mechanisms in one trunk.
The zone concept is used to group multiple of interfaces, which have the same security policy.
For example, you can define two zones, LAN and WAN, and add a firewall rule to control the
traffic between LAN and WAN.
D03. What is the difference between the default LDAP and the group LDAP?
What is the difference between the default RADIUS and the group RADIUS?
Default LDAP/RADIUS server is a built-in AAA object. If you only have one LDAP/RADIUS
server installed, all you need to do is to setup the default LDAP/RADIUS and then select
group ldap/radius into authentication method. If you have several redundant LDAP/RADIUS
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