NETGEAR WGR614 v6 manual WPA and WPA2 Wireless Security

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614 v6

Table D-2:	802.11b/g Radio Frequency Channels
Channel	Center Frequency		Frequency Spread
4	2 4 2 7	M H z	2 4 1 4 . 5 M H z - 2 4 3 9 . 5 M H z
5	2 4 3 2 M H z		2 4 1 9 . 5 M H z - 2 4 4 4 . 5 M H z
6	2 4 3 7	M H z	2 4 2 4 . 5 M H z - 2 4 4 9 . 5 M H z
7	2 4 4 2 M H z		2 4 2 9 . 5 M H z - 2 4 5 4 . 5 M H z
8	2 4 4 7	M H z	2 4 3 4 . 5 M H z - 2 4 5 9 . 5 M H z
9	2 4 5 2 M H z		2 4 3 9 . 5 M H z - 2 4 6 4 . 5 M H z
1 0	2 4 5 7	M H z	2 4 4 4 . 5 M H z - 2 4 6 9 . 5 M H z
1 1	2 4 6 2 M H z		2 4 4 9 . 5 M H z - 2 4 7 4 . 5 M H z
1 2	2 4 6 7	M H z	2 4 5 4 . 5 M H z - 2 4 7 9 . 5 M H z
1 3	2 4 7 2 M H z		2 4 5 9 . 5 M H z - 2 4 8 4 . 5 M H z

Note: The available channels supported by the wireless products in various countries are different. For example, Channels 1 to 11 are supported in the U.S. and Canada, and Channels 1 to 13 are supported in Europe and Australia.

The preferred channel separation between the channels in neighboring wireless networks is 25 MHz (5 channels). This means that you can apply up to three different channels within your wireless network. There are only 11 usable wireless channels in the United States. It is recommended that you start using channel 1 and grow to use channel 6, and 11 when necessary, as these three channels do not overlap.

WPA and WPA2 Wireless Security

Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA and WPA2) is a specification of standards-based, interoperable security enhancements that increase the level of data protection and access control for existing and future wireless LAN systems.

The IEEE introduced the WEP as an optional security measure to secure 802.11b (Wi-Fi) WLANs, but inherent weaknesses in the standard soon became obvious. In response to this situation, the Wi-Fi Alliance announced a new security architecture in October 2002 that remedies the shortcomings of WEP. This standard, formerly known as Safe Secure Network (SSN), is designed to work with existing 802.11 products and offers forward compatibility with 802.11i, the new wireless security architecture that has been defined by the IEEE.

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202-10099-01, April 2005