Security Mode Selection; Cipher Type Choices - NETGEAR WGU624 Reference Manual

Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624

Security Mode Selection

Figure 4-4: Encryption Strength
The WGU624 lets you select the following wireless security modes with the WEP Cypher Type:
• Open System. With Open Network Authentication and 64-, 128-, or 152- bit WEP data
encryption, the WGU624 performs data encryption, but does not perform any authentication.
• Shared Key. Encrypts the SSID and data. Choose the Encryption Strength (64-, 128-, or
152-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.
The security mode is separate from the data encryption cipher type. You
Note:
can choose the Shared Key security mode, but still leave the data transmissions
unencrypted. If you require strong security, use both the Shared Key and WEP
encryption settings
Be sure to set your wireless adapter according to the authentication scheme you choose for the
WGU624 wireless router. Please refer to
explanation of each of these options, as defined by the IEEE 802.11 wireless communication
standard.

Cipher Type Choices

Choose the encryption strength from the drop-down list. Please refer to
Parameters" on page D-5
802.11 wireless communication standard.
4-10
.
"Authentication and WEP" on page D-3
for a full explanation of each of these options, as defined by the IEEE
M-10153-01
for a full
"Overview of WEP
Wireless Configuration