NETGEAR RangeMax WPN824 Reference Manual page 47

Select the Authentication Type and Encryptions strength from the drop-down lists.
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Figure 4-6. Wireless Settings encryption menu
You can manually or automatically program the four data encryption keys. These values must
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be identical on all computers and Access Points in your network.
• Automatic - Enter a word or group of printable characters in the Passphrase box and click
the Generate button. The passphrase is case sensitive; NETGEAR is not the same as
nETgear. The four key boxes will be automatically populated with key values.
• Manual - Enter ten hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, or A-F). These entries
are not case sensitive; AA is the same as aa.
Select which of the four keys will be active.
Please refer to "Authentication and WEP Data Encryption" on page D-2
of each of these options, as defined by the IEEE 802.11 wireless communication standard.
Click Apply to save your settings.
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Wireless Configuration
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824
202-10072-01, March 2005
for a full explanation
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