NETGEAR WNR834M manual Basic Wireless Security Options, Wep

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834M Reference Manual

•Mode. You can select “11b/g”, “11b/g/Next (20/40 MHz)”. The “11b/g” mode provides backward compatibility with the slower 802.11b wireless devices while still enabling 802.11g communications. The “11b/g/Next (20/40 MHz)” mode provides transmission streams that communicate at up to 300 Mbps.

Note: The maximum wireless signal rate is derived from the IEEE Standard 802.11 Specifications. Actual data throughput will vary. Network conditions and environmental factors, including volume of network traffic, building materials and construction, and network overhead, lower actual data throughput rate.

•Security Options. These options are described below. A full explanation of these standards is available in “Wireless Communications” in Appendix B.

Table 3-1. Basic Wireless Security Options

Field	Description
None	No wireless security.
WEP	WEP offers the following options:
	• Open System
	With Open Network Authentication and 64- or 128-bit WEP Data Encryption, the WNR834M
	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
	The wireless router automatically detects whether Open System or Shared Key is used.
WPA-PSK	WPA-Pre-shared Key does perform authentication. WPA-PSK uses TKIP (Temporal Key
WPA2-PSK	Integrity Protocol) data encryption and WPA2-PSK uses AES (Advanced Encryption Standard)
	data encryption. Both dynamically change the encryption keys making them 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-PSK and WPA2-PSK.
	Furthermore, client software is required on the client. Windows XP Service Pack 2 and
	Windows XP Service Pack 1 with WPA patch do include the client software that supports WPA.
	Nevertheless, the wireless adapter hardware and driver must also support WPA.

3-6 Wireless Configuration

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