Configuring Wep Wireless Security - NETGEAR WNDR3300 - RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N Router Wireless Reference Manual

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual
• 11N Channel or 11G Channel. These fields determine which operating frequency is used
for the 11N or 11G wireless networks. It should not be necessary to change the wireless
channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby wireless network.
For more information about the wireless channel frequencies, click the link to the online
document "Wireless Networking Basics" in Appendix
• Security Options. These options are the wireless security features that you can enable.
The security options displayed in this screen might change depending on the wireless
mode you select.
– For a detailed explanation of security standards, see
Security" on page
Networking Basics" in Appendix
communication standard.
– For information about configuring WEP, see
on page 2-8.
– For information about configuring WPA, see
or WPA-PSK+WPA2-PSK Wireless Security" on page
3. Click Apply to save your settings.

Configuring WEP Wireless Security

WEP Shared Key authentication and WEP data encryption can be defeated by a determined
eavesdropper using publicly available tools.
WEP offers the following options:
• Open System. With Open System authentication and 64 or 128 bit WEP data encryption, the
WNDR3300 does perform data encryption but does not perform any authentication. Anyone
can join the network. This setting provides very little practical wireless security.
• Shared Key. With Shared Key authentication, a wireless device must know the WEP key to
join the network. Select 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 field.
Manually entered keys are not case-sensitive, but passphrase characters are case-sensitive.
• Automatic. The wireless router automatically detects whether Open System or Shared Key is
used.
2-8
2-1, and the online document you can access from
B, as defined by the IEEE 802.11 wireless
v1.0, February 2008
B.
"Choosing Appropriate Wireless
"Configuring WEP Wireless Security"
"Configuring WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK,
2-10.
Safeguarding Your Network
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