
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR854T User Manual 
Safeguarding Your Network 3-9
v1.1, January 2007
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 box, 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 boxes are automatically populated with key values.
•Manual. Enter ten 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.
Figure 3-4