NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual

WEP connections can take slightly longer to establish. Also, WEP, WPA-PSK, and WPA2-PSK encryption can consume more battery power on a notebook computer, and can cause significant performance degradation with a slow computer.

Note: NETGEAR recommends that you change the administration password of your

router. Default passwords are well known, and an intruder can use your administrator access to read or disable your security settings. For information about how to change the administrator password, see “Changing the Administrator Password” on page 2-21.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless data

 

 

 

security options

 

 

 

Range: up to 300 foot radius

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1)

Open system: easy but no security

 

2)

MAC access list: no data security

WNR2000

 

 

 

 

 

3)WEP: security but some performance impact

4)WPA-PSK: strong security

5)WPA2-PSK: very strong security

Note: Use these with other features that enhance security (Table 2-2 on page 2-4).

Figure 2-1

To configure the wireless network, you can:

Manually specify your SSID and your wireless security settings. The WNR2000 router provides two screens for configuring the wireless settings:

Wireless Settings. You access these under Setup in the main menu (see “Viewing Basic Wireless Settings” on page 2-6).

Advanced Wireless Settings. You access these under Advanced in the main menu (see “Viewing Advanced Wireless Settings” on page 2-12).

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Safeguarding Your Network

v1.2, January 2009

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NETGEAR WNR2000 user manual Wireless data, Security options, Range up to 300 foot radius