NETGEAR WPN111 How to Configure WPA-PSK Encryption Security, Save your settings in a Profile

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111

Tip: You can click the Networks tab to view a list of the available wireless networks and their SSIDs at your location.

3.Save your settings in a Profile.

a.Type a descriptive name in the “Profiles” field.

b.Click Save Profile. All the configuration settings are saved in this profile.

c.Click Apply.

d.Click Close to exit the configuration utility.

4.Select the WEP encryption strength you will use. The choices are:

• 64-bit WEP data encryption

•128-bit WEP data encryption 



Note: Larger encryption keys require more processing and may slow the communications response times.

5.Select Create with Passphrase and enter the passphrase. The configuration utility will automatically generate the WEP keys. 



Note: The characters are case sensitive. Be sure to use the same passphrase for all the wireless devices in the network.

If the passphrase method is not available in the other devices, you must manually enter the keys to match exactly what is in the access point and other 802.11b wireless devices.

6.The Default Key setting must match what is set in the access point and the other 802.11 wireless devices.

7.Click Apply for the changes to take effect.

How to Configure WPA-PSK Encryption Security

Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is wireless security with far greater protection than WEP. WPA-PSK (pre-shared key) uses encryption of a shared key as the starting point. WPA has a significant advantages over WEP — an encryption key differing in every packet. It is extremely difficult for hackers to read messages even if they have intercepted the data.

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