Securing Your Wireless Connection - Verizon TG790 Setup And User Manual

4 GUI: Wireless Settings
4.3.1

Securing Your Wireless Connection

Encryption types
The HSG supports the following encryption types:
WEP:
The least safe encryption type used for wireless connections. WEP has been
proven to have security issues. Only use this encryption if your wireless device
does not support WPA(2).
WPA+WPA2:
This is a mixed mode. In this mode WPA2, is the preferred encryption type but
wireless clients do not support WPA2, can still use WPA as encryption type.
Choose this option if not all of your wireless clients support WPA2 or if you are
not sure. Wireless clients that support WPA2 will use WPA2, the others will use
WPA.
WPA2 (default):
The most recent and most secure version of WPA. Choose this version if you are
sure that all your wireless clients support WPA2.
WPA:
The first version of WPA. Choose this option if you are sure that none of your
wireless clients support WPA2.
None
If you want to configure WPA2 on the built-in wireless utility of Windows
XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), you first have to:
Upgrade your Windows XP to Service Pack 3.
- or -
Install the following update: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917021.
HSG
Although the
using on of them! We recommend you to use WPA2.
Changing the encryption type
1 On the Wireless Settings menu, click Advanced Security Settings.
2 Under Level 1, select the encryption type of your choice.
3 Enter a the pre-shared key of your choice or use the default one.
4 Click Apply.
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allows you to use WEP or no security, we strongly advise against
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