PLANET WSG-500 - Manual (Page 22)

User’s Manual
WSG-500 Wireless Hotspot Gateway ENGLISH
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3.5 What is Zone
Configure Zone, go to: System >> Zone Configuration.
A Zone is a logical network area that covers wired or wireless networks, or both of them. By
associating to 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 feature, wireless encryption method, traffic
control, and etc.
There are two Zones that can be utilized by WSG-500 – Private Zone and Public Zone, as shown in the
table below. Private Zone means clients are not required to be authenticated before using the network
service. On the other hand, clients in Public Zone are required to get authentication before using the
network service.
y Name: Mnemonic name of the Zone.
y ESSID: The SSID that is associated with the Zone.
y Wireless Security: Data encryption method for wireless networks within the Zone.
y Default Authen Option: Default authentication method/server that is used within the Zone.
y Details: Configurable, detailed settings for each Zone.
Click Configure button to configure each Zone: Basic Settings, Authentication Settings (Public
Zone only), Wireless Settings, and WDS Settings (Public Zone only).