NETGEAR WNR3500 user manual Configuring WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK Wireless Security

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual

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3.Select the authentication type and encryption strength.

4.You can manually or automatically program the four data encryption keys. These values must be identical on all computers and access points in your network.

•Automatic. In the Passphrase field, enter a word or group of printable characters, and click Generate. The passphrase is case-sensitive. For example, NETGEAR is not the same as nETgear. The four key fields are automatically populated with key values.

•Manual. Enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0–9, a–f, or A–F). These entries are not case-sensitive. For example, AA is the same as aa.

Select which of the four keys to activate.

5.Click Apply to save your settings.

Configuring WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK Wireless Security

Wi-Fi Protected Access with Pre-Shared Key (WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK) data encryption provides extremely strong data security, very effectively blocking eavesdropping. Because WPA and WPA2 are relatively new standards, older wireless adapters and devices might not support

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