NETGEAR WGR826V manual Basic Wireless Security Options

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adapter WGR826V

•Channel. This field determines which operating frequency will be used. It should not be necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point.

•Mode. This field determines which data communications protocol will be used.

•Security Options. These options are the wireless security features you can enable. The table below identifies the various basic wireless security options.

Table 5-1.	Basic Wireless Security Options
Field	Description
Disable	No wireless security.
WEP	WEP offers the following options:
	Open System
	With Open Network Authentication and 64- or 128-bit WEP Data Encryption, the WGR826V
	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
WPA-PSK	WPA-Pre-shared Key does perform authentication, uses 128-bit data encryption and
	dynamically changes the encryption keys making it 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 and Windows 2000 with Service Pack 3 do include the
	client software that supports WPA. Nevertheless, the wireless adapter hardware and driver
	must also support WPA.

•Allow Broadcast of Name (SSID). If you disable broadcast of the SSID, only devices that have the correct SSID can connect. Disabling SSID broadcast nullifies the wireless network ‘discovery’ feature of some products such as Windows XP.

•Enable Wireless Access Point. If you disable the wireless access point, wireless devices cannot connect to the WGR826V.

5-4 Optimizing Wireless Connectivity and Security

202-10051-01, March 2005