NETGEAR RangeMax DG834N Reference Manual page 27

DG834N RangeMax NEXT Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router Reference Manual
• 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. This nullifies wireless network
'discovery' feature of some products, such as Windows XP, but the data is still exposed.
• 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. This data encryption mode has been superseded by WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK,
and is only available as an option if the Wireless Mode is restricted to 802.11b and 802.11g
wireless stations.
• WPA-802.1x, WPA2-802.1x. Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) with user authentication
implemented using IEE 802.1x and RADIUS servers. This option is only available if the
Wireless Mode is restricted to 802.11b and 802.11g wireless stations.
• WPA-PSK (TKIP) + WPA2-PSK (AES). Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) using a pre-shared
key to perform authentication and generate the initial data encryption keys. The very strong
authentication along with dynamic per frame re-keying of WPA make it virtually impossible to
compromise. Because this is a relatively new standard, wireless device driver and software
availability may be limited. This is the recommended mode, and is the only one available in
the fastest "Up to 130 Mbps" and "Up to 270 Mbps" wireless network modes.
Wireless Configuration
v1.0, May 2006
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