Change The Wep Security Option - NETGEAR N600 JNDR3000 User Manual

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.
This section presents an overview of the security options and provides guidance on when to
use which option. Although it is possible to set up a guest network without wireless security,
NETGEAR does not recommend it.
WEP uses an old encryption method and can be easily decoded with today's powerful
computers. Use this mode only when you have a very old legacy wireless client that does not
support WPA-PSK. The Wi-Fi Alliance highly recommends against using WEP and plans to
make it obsolete. If you do decide to use WEP, see
page 32 for the procedure.
Wi-Fi Protected Access (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-PSK uses a password to perform authentication and 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 is
designed to work with all wireless network interface cards, but not all wireless access points.
It is superseded by WPA2-PSK.
WPA2-PSK is stronger than WPA. It is advertised to be theoretically indecipherable due to
the greater degree of randomness in encryption keys that it generates. WPA2-PSK gets
higher speed because it is implemented through hardware, while WPA-PSK is implemented
through software. WPA2-PSK uses a password to authenticate and generate the initial data
encryption keys. Then it dynamically varies the encryption key.
WPS-PSK + WPA2-PSK mixed mode can provide broader support for all wireless clients.
WPA2-PSK clients get higher speed and security, and WPA-PSK clients get decent speed
and security. The product documentation for your wireless adapter and WPA client software
should have instructions about configuring their WPA settings.

Change the WEP Security Option

WEP is a legacy security setting. NETGEAR recommends that you use WPA2 or WPA
security unless you have legacy wireless equipment that supports only WEP. WEP encryption
is available only when the Mode setting is Up to 54 Mbps.
To change the WEP settings:
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1. Select BASIC > Wireless.
The Wireless Setup screen displays.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router JNDR3000
NETGEAR genie Basic Settings
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