NETGEAR WPNT834 manual Basic Wireless Security Options, Wep

	Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wireless Router WPNT834
Table 4-1. Basic Wireless Security Options
Field	Description
Automatic	No wireless security.
WEP	WEP offers the following options:
	• Open System
	With Open Network Authentication and 64- or 128-bit WEP Data Encryption, the WPNT834
	does perform 64- or 128-bit data encryption but does not perform any authentication.
	• Shared Key
	Shared Key authentication encrypts the SSID and data.
	Choose the Encryption Strength (64- or 128-bit data encryption). Manually enter the key
	values or enter a word or group of printable characters in the Passphrase box. Manually
	entered keys are case sensitive but passphrase characters are not case sensitive.
	Note: Not all wireless adapter configuration utilities support passphrase key generation.
	• Auto
	The wireless router automatically detects whether Open System or Shared Key is used.
WPA-PSK	WPA-Pre-shared Key does perform authentication. WPA2-PSK uses TKIP (Temporal Key
WPA2-PSK	Integrity Protocol) data encryption and WPA2-PSK uses AES (Advanced Encryption Standard)
	data encryption. Both dynamically change the encryption keys making them nearly impossible
	to circumvent.
	Enter a word or group of printable characters in the Password Phrase box. These characters
	are case sensitive.
	Note: Not all wireless adapter configuration utilities support WPA. Furthermore, client software
	is required on the client. Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows XP Service Pack 1 with
	WPA patch do include the client software that supports WPA. Nevertheless, the wireless
	adapter hardware and driver must also support WPA.

Wireless Configuration 4-5

v1.0, November 2005