Changing Wireless Security Settings; Viewing Basic Wireless Settings - NETGEAR WNR1000v3h2 User Manual

- WEP Encryption Key Size. Choose one: 64-bit or 128-bit. Again, the encryption key
size must be the same for the wireless adapters and the wireless router.
- Data Encryption (WEP) Keys. There are two methods for creating WEP data
encryption keys. Whichever method you use, record the key values in the spaces
provided.
• Passphrase Method. ______________________________ These characters
are case-sensitive. Enter a word or group of printable characters and click
Generate. Not all wireless devices support the passphrase method.
• Manual Method. These values are not case-sensitive. For 64-bit WEP, enter 10
hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0–9, a–f, or A–F). For 128-bit WEP, enter
26 hexadecimal digits.
Key 1: ___________________________________
Key 2: ___________________________________
Key 3: ___________________________________
Key 4: ___________________________________
• If WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK authentication is used:
- Passphrase. ______________________________ These characters are
case-sensitive. Enter a word or group of printable characters. When you use
WPA-PSK, the other devices in the network will not connect unless they are also set
to WPA-PSK and are configured with the correct passphrase. Similarly, when you use
WPA2-PSK, the other devices in the network will not connect unless they are also set
to WPA2-PSK and are configured with the correct passphrase.
Use the procedures described in the following sections to specify the WNR1000v3h2 router.
Store this information in a safe place.

Changing Wireless Security Settings

This section describes the wireless settings that you can view and configure in the Wireless
Settings screen, which you access under Setup in the main menu.

Viewing Basic Wireless Settings

To specify the wireless security settings of your router:
1. Log in to the router as described in
2. Select Wireless Settings under Setup in the main menu. The Wireless Settings screen
displays.
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N150 Wireless Router User Manual
Logging In To Your Wireless Router on page 7.