Wireless Security Options - NETGEAR MBR1515 User Manual

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Wireless Security Options

Indoors, computers can connect over 802.11n wireless networks at a maximum range of up

to 300 feet. Such distances can allow others outside your immediate area to access your

network.

Unlike wired network data, your wireless data transmissions can extend beyond your walls

and can be received by anyone with a compatible adapter. For this reason, use the security

features of your wireless equipment. The LTE Broadband 11n Wireless Router provides

highly effective security features, which are covered in detail in this chapter. Deploy the

security features appropriate to your needs.

Each router is preconfigured for WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK mixed-mode, and comes with a

unique SSID and passphrase for each router.

There are several ways you can enhance the security of your wireless network:

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Restrict access based on MAC address. You can allow only trusted computers to

connect so that unknown computers cannot wirelessly connect to the router. Restricting

access by MAC address adds an obstacle against unwanted access to your network, but

the data broadcast over the wireless link is fully exposed.

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Turn off the broadcast of the wireless network name (SSID). If you disable broadcast

of the SSID, only devices that have the correct SSID can connect. Disabling the

broadcast nullifies the wireless network "discovery" feature of some products, such as

Windows XP, but the data is still exposed.

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WEP. Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) data encryption provides data security. WEP

Shared Key authentication and WEP data encryption block all but the most determined

eavesdropper. This data encryption mode has been superseded by WPA-PSK and

WPA2-PSK.

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WPA-PSK (TKIP), WPA2-PSK (AES). Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) using a pre-shared

key to authenticate and generate the initial data encryption keys. The strong

authentication along with dynamic per frame rekeying of WPA makes it almost impossible

to compromise.

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Wireless Network Configuration

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