NETGEAR RangeMax WiFi Range Extender WPN824EXT- User Manual page 28

RangeMax WiFi Range Extender WPN824EXT User Manual
Table 2-1. Wireless Security Options
Security Type
None
WEP. WEP (Wired
Equivalent Privacy)
WPA-PSK (TKIP). Wi-Fi
Protected Access with Pre-
Shared Key, use WPA-PSK
standard encryption with
TKIP encryption type.
WPA2-PSK (AES). Wi-Fi
Protected Access version 2
with Pre-Shared Key, use
WPA2-PSK standard
encryption with the AES
encryption type.
WPA-PSK (TKIP) + WPA2-
PSK (AES). Mixed mode.
4. Click Apply, or click Cancel to return to the original settings.
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Description
No wireless security. Recommended only for troubleshooting wireless
connectivity.
.WEP offers the following options:
• Open System
With Open Network authentication and 64 or 128 bit WEP data
encryption, the WPN824EXT does perform data encryption but does
not perform any authentication. Anyone can join the network. This
setting provides very little practical wireless security.
• Shared Key
With Shared Key authentication, a wireless device must know the
WEP key in order to join the network. Select the encryption strength
(64 or 128 bit data encryption). Manually enter the key values, or enter
a word or group of printable characters in the Passphrase field.
Manually entered keys are not case-sensitive, but passphrase
characters are case-sensitive.
Note: Not all wireless adapter configuration utilities support
passphrase key generation.
• Automatic
The WiFi range extender automatically detects whether Open System
or Shared Key is used.
WPA–Pre-Shared Key does perform authentication. WPA-PSK uses TKIP
(Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) data encryption, and WPA2-PSK uses
AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) data encryption. Both methods
dynamically change the encryption keys making them nearly impossible
to circumvent.
Enter a word or group of printable characters in the Password Phrase
field. These characters are case-sensitive.
Note: Not all wireless adapter configuration utilities support WPA-PSK
and WPA2-PSK. Furthermore, client software is required on the client.
Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows XP Service Pack 1 with WPA
patch do include the client software that supports WPA. However, the
wireless adapter hardware and driver must also support WPA.
Allows clients using either WPA-PSK (TKIP) or WPA2-PSK (AES) (this
provides the most reliable security, and is easiest to implement, but it
might not be compatible with older adapters).
v1.0, April 2008
Implementing Appropriate Wireless Security