What Is A Service Zone - 4IPNET HSG260 User Manual

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What is a Service Zone

To configure a Zone, go to: System >> Service Zones.
A Zone is a logical network area that covers wired or wireless networks, or both of them. By associating it with a
unique ESSID of a Zone, wireless network is divided into different logical zones. Clients attempting to access the
resources within a Zone will be controlled based on the access control profile of that Zone, such as authentication,
security features, wireless encryption methods, traffic control, etc.
There are four Zones that can be utilized by the HSG gateway – Private Zone, Public Zones: Public-1, Public-2,
and Public-3, as shown in the table below. Private Zone means clients are not required to be authenticated before
using the network service. However, clients in Public Zone are required to obtain authentication before using the
service.
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Service Zone Name: Mnemonic name of the Zone.
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Applied Policy: Current Policy that is applied to Zone.
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Default Authen Option: Default authentication method/server that is used within the Zone.
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IP/IPv6 address: Shows the LAN IP address. IPv6 is support and can be configured from the IPv6 tab.
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Network Alias: Shows the IP address that bridges to different subnets configured in the Network Alias List.
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DHCP Pool: Shows the range of LAN IP address which clients are assigned to get from DHCP.
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LAN Port Mapping: Each physical LAN port can be set individually to map to a specific zone, and can be
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