NETGEAR WGU624 manual Wireless Security Settings, WEP Authentication and Encryption

Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624

Wireless Security Settings

The following table shows the 11a and 11g security mode and cipher type options:

Table 4-3.	Wireless Security Settings
Security Mode		Cipher Type
Open System		WEP — 64, 128, or 152 bit encryption
Shared Key		WEP — 64, 128, or 152 bit encryption
802.1x		none
WPA-PSK		AES or TKIP
WPA		AES or TKIP

Instructions on how to configure the security settings are provided in the following sections.

WEP Authentication and Encryption

Restricting wireless access to your network prevents intruders from connecting to your network. However, the wireless data transmissions are still vulnerable to snooping. Using the WEP data encryption settings described below will prevent a determined intruder from eavesdropping on your wireless data communications. Also, if you are using the Internet for such activities as purchases or banking, those Internet sites use another level of highly secure encryption called SSL. You can tell if a Web site is using SSL because the Web address begins with HTTPS rather than HTTP.

Wireless Configuration 4-9

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