Manually Configuring Your Wireless Settings - NETGEAR MBRN3000 User Manual

Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000
There are several ways you can enhance the security of your wireless network:
Figure 4 Wireless Security
Restrict Access Based on MAC Address. You can allow only trusted PCs to connect so
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that unknown PCs cannot wirelessly connect to the router. Restricting access by MAC
address adds an obstacle against unwanted access to your network, but the data
broadcast over the wireless link is fully exposed.
Turn Off the Broadcast of the Wireless Network Name SSID. If you disable broadcast
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of the SSID, only devices that have the correct SSID can connect. This nullifies wireless
network 'discovery' feature of some products, such as Windows XP, but the data is still
exposed.
WEP. Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) data encryption provides data security. WEP
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Shared Key authentication and WEP data encryption block all but the most determined
eavesdropper. This data encryption mode has been superseded by WPA-PSK and
WPA2-PSK.
WPA-802.1x, WPA2-802.1x. Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) with user authentication
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implemented using IEE 802.1x and RADIUS servers.
WPA-PSK (TKIP), WPA2-PSK (AES). Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) using a pre-shared
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key to perform authentication and generate the initial data encryption keys. The very
strong authentication along with dynamic per frame re-keying of WPA makes it virtually
impossible to compromise.
For more information about wireless technology, see the link to the online document in
"Wireless Communications: "

Manually Configuring Your Wireless Settings

If you use a wireless computer to change the wireless network
Note:
name (SSID) or wireless security, you will be disconnected when
you click Apply. To avoid this problem, connect your computer to the
router with an Ethernet cable while you are making changes.
in Appendix B.
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