Changing Wireless Security Settings; Viewing Basic Wireless Settings - NETGEAR WGR614v9 - 54 Mbps Wireless Router Reference Manual

– 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 Wireless-G 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.
Safeguarding Your Network
Wireless-G Router WGR614v9 Reference Manual
"Logging In to Your Wireless Router" on page 1-2.
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