Security Options Settings - NETGEAR WNDR4300-TN User Manual

N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Access Point WNDR4300-TN
The following fields appear on the Wireless Settings screen:
• Enable SSID Broadcast. This setting allows the access point to broadcast its SSID so
wireless stations can see this wireless name (SSID) in their scanned network lists. This
check box is selected by default. To turn off the SSID broadcast, clear the Enable SSID
Broadcast check box. You click the Apply button for any of these.
• Name (SSID). The SSID is also known as the wireless network name. Enter a
32-character (maximum) name in this field. This field is case-sensitive. The default SSID
is randomly generated, and best practice is not to change this setting.
• Channel. This setting is the wireless channel the access point uses. Enter a value from 1
through 13. For products in the North America market, only Channels 1 through 11 can be
operated. Do not change the channel unless you experience interference (shown by lost
connections or slow data transfers). If this happens, experiment with different channels to
see which is the best.
• Channel Width. Select either Auto or 20 MHz. If you select Auto, the access point works
at either 40 MHz or 20 MHz. For a channel width of either 40 MHz or 20 MHz, specify the
following parameters:
• Channel Width. Select Auto.
• WiFi Standard. Select N.
• 5 G to A/N or 2.4 G to B/G/N.
• If the WiFi standard is set to A in 5 GHz or B/G in 2.4 GHz the access point works at 20
MHz.
• WiFi Standard. The WiFi standard determines the link rate. You can set access points
with 2.4 GHz connectivity to the following values:
• B/G. Link rate of 54 Mbps
• B/G/N. Link rate of 130 Mbps–300 Mbps (depending on the channel width value)
• You can set access points with 5.0 GHz connectivity to these values:
• A. Link rate of 54 Mbps
• A/N. Link rate of 216 Mbps–450 Mbps (depending on the channel width value)

Security Options Settings

A security option is the type of security protocol applied to your wireless network. The
security protocol in force encrypts data transmissions and ensures that only trusted devices
receive authorization to connect to your network. Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) has several
options including pre-shared key (PSK) encryption.
WPA encryption is built into all hardware that has the Wi-Fi-certified seal. This seal means
that the product is authorized by the Wi-Fi Alliance (http://www.wi-fi.org/) because it complies
with the worldwide single standard for high-speed wireless local area networking.
WPA uses a passphrase for authentication and to generate the initial data encryption keys.
Then it dynamically varies the encryption key. WPA-PSK uses Temporal Key Integrity
Protocol (TKIP) data encryption, implements most of the IEEE 802.11i standard, and works
with all wireless network interface cards, but not all wireless access points.
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