NETGEAR WNDA3100-100NAS user manual Wireless Network Name Ssid and Security Settings

NETGEAR RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N USB Adapter WNDA3100 User Manual

Wireless Network Name (SSID) and Security Settings

Print this form, fill in the configuration parameters, and put it in a safe place for possible future reference. For an existing wireless network, the person who set up the network can provide this information.

•Network Name (SSID). The service set Identification (SSID) identifies the wireless local area network. Any (First available network) is the default WNDA3100 wireless network name (SSID). You may customize it using up to 32 alphanumeric characters. Write your customized wireless network name (SSID) on the line below.

Note: The SSID in the wireless access point is the SSID you configure in the wireless USB adapter. For the access point and wireless nodes to communicate with

each other, all must be configured with the same SSID.

Wireless network name (SSID): ______________________________

•If WPA2-PSK or WPA-PSK authentication is used:

–Passphrase: ______________________________ These characters are case-sensitive. Enter a word or group of printable characters. When you use WPA-PSK, the other devices in the network cannot connect unless they are set to WPA-PSK as well, and are configured with the correct passphrase.

•If WEP authentication is used:

–WEP encryption key size. Identify one: 64-bitor 128-bit. The encryption key size must match the wireless network settings.

–Data encryption (WEP) keys. There are two methods for creating WEP data encryption keys. Whichever method you use, record the key values in the spaces below.

•Passphrase method: ______________________________ These characters are case-sensitive. Enter a word or group of printable characters and click the Generate Keys button. Not all wireless devices support the passphrase method.

•Manual method. These values are not case sensitive. For 64-bit WEP, enter 10 hex digits (any combination of 0–9 or a–f). For 128-bit WEP, enter 26 hex digits.

Key 1: _____________________________ Key 2: _____________________________

Key 3: _____________________________ Key 4: _____________________________

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v1.0, December 2007