NETGEAR WGT624 v4 User Manual page 34

Super G Wireless Router WGT624 v4 User Manual
The default setting is Automatic, which usually works. If it does not, select Open System or
Shared Key. Check your wireless card's documentation to see which method to use.
Note: 64-bit WEP encryption strength is sometimes referred to as 40-bit encryption.
5. From the Security Encryption drop-down list, select the WEP encryption strength.
6. You can manually or automatically program the four data encryption keys. These values must
be identical on all computers and Access Points in your network.
Figure 2-4
• Automatic. Enter a word or group of printable characters for the Passphrase, and then click
Generate. The passphrase is case-sensitive; NETGEAR is not the same as nETgear. The
four key fields will be automatically populated with key values.
• Manual. Select which of the four keys will be active and enter ten hexadecimal digits (any
combination of 0-9, a-f, or A-F).
See "Wireless Communications" in Appendix B
Web site that contains a full explanation of each of these options, as defined by the IEEE
802.11 wireless communication standard.
7. Click Apply to save your settings.
Tip: If you were connected wirelessly to the router, you lost the wireless connection
when you clicked Apply. Change the wireless security settings for your
computer to match the router settings. Then you will be able to connect to the
router.
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for a link to a document on the NETGEAR
v1.0, July 2008
Wireless Security