NETGEAR WGT624 manual Wireless Security Options, Wep

108 Mbps Wireless Router WGT624 v4 Reference Manual

•Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) data encryption. Provides data security. WEP Shared Key authentication and WEP data encryption will block all but the most determined eavesdropper.

•Wi-Fi Protected Access—Pre-Shared Key (WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK). Provide strong data security. WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK will block eavesdropping. Because these are new standards, wireless device driver and software availability may be limited.

•Turn off the wireless LAN. If you disable the wireless LAN, wireless devices cannot communicate with the router at all. You might choose to turn off the wireless the LAN when you are away and the others in the household all use wired connections.

Wireless Security Options

The following table identifies the basic wireless security options on the Wireless Settings page. For a link to a full explanation of these standards, see “Wireless Communications” in Appendix B.

Wireless Security	Description
Option Field
None	No wireless security.
WEP	WEP offers the following options:
	• Open System
	With Open Network Authentication and 64- or 128-bit WEP Data Encryption,
	the WGT624 v4 does perform 64- or 128-bit data encryption but does not
	perform authentication.
	• Shared Key
	Shared Key authentication encrypts the SSID and data. 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 WPA2-PSK	• WPA-Pre-shared Key does perform authentication.
	• WPA-PSK uses TKIP (Temporal Key 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.

Wireless Settings and Security 2-7

v1.2, July 2007