NETGEAR RANGEMAX WNR3500 User Manual page 26

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 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
Password" on page
WNR3500
Note: Use these with other features that enhance security
Figure 2-1
To configure the wireless network, you can:
• Manually specify your SSID and your wireless security settings. The WNR3500 router
provides two screens for configuring the wireless settings: the basic Wireless Settings screen,
which you access under Setup in the main menu (see
on page 2-6), and the Advanced Wireless Settings screen, which you access under Advanced
(see "Changing Wireless Security Settings" on page
2-2
2-22.
Wireless data
security options
Range: up to 300 foot radius
1) Open system: easy but no security
2) MAC access list: no data security
3) WEP: security but some performance
impact
4) WPA-PSK: strong security
5) WPA2-PSK: very strong security
v1.0, March 2008
"Changing the Administrator
(Table 2-2 on page
"Changing Wireless Security Settings"
2-6).
Safeguarding Your Network
2-4).