Wireless Mode Options - NETGEAR WGU624 Reference Manual

Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624
• WEP. Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) data encryption provides data security. WEP Shared
Key authentication and WEP data encryption will block all but the most determined
eavesdropper.
• WPA-PSK. Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) data encryption provides strong data security.
WPA-PSK will block eavesdropping. Because this is a new standard, wireless device driver
and software availability may be limited.
• Turn Off the Wireless LAN. If you disable the wireless LAN, wireless devices cannot
communicate with the router at all. You might choose to turn off the wireless the LAN when
you are away and the others in the household all use wired connections.

Wireless Mode Options

The following table shows the 802.11a and 802.11b/g settings for each Wireless Mode:
Table 4-1. Wireless Mode Options
Wireless Mode
802.11b/g modes:
b only
g+b
g only
Auto Super G 108 Mbps
Super G 108 Mbps only
802.11 a modes:
a only
Auto Super A 108 Mbps
Super A 108 Mbps only
Wireless Configuration
11a Setting
any
run in normal a mode only
run in Auto 108 Mbps
run in 108 Mbps only
M-10153-01
11g Setting
run in 802.11b mode only
run in normal g+b mode
run in 802.11g mode only
run in Auto 108 Mbps
run in 108 Mbps only
any
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