Encryption Strength Choices - NETGEAR WGT634U Reference Manual

The WGT634U lets you select the following wireless authentication schemes.
• Automatic — the router detects the authentication scheme.
• Open System — allows any device to join the network, assuming that the device SSID
matches the access point SSID. Alternatively, the device can use the "ANY" SSID option to
associate with any available Access Point within range, regardless of its SSID.
• Shared Key — only those computers that possess the correct authentication key can join the
network.
The authentication scheme is separate from the data encryption. You can
Note:
choose an authentication scheme which requires a shared key, but still leave the
data transmissions unencrypted. If you require strong security, use both the
Shared Key authentication scheme and WEP encryption settings
Be sure to set your wireless adapter according to the authentication scheme you choose for the
WGT634U Wireless Media Router. Please refer to
page D-2 for a full explanation of each of these options, as defined by the IEEE 802.11 wireless
communication standard.

Encryption Strength Choices

Choose the encryption strength from the drop-down list. Please refer to
Parameters" on page D-5
802.11 wireless communication standard.
• Disable. No encryption will be applied. This setting is useful for troubleshooting your wireless
connection, but leaves your wireless data fully exposed.
• 64-bit or 128-bit WEP. When 64-bit or 128-bit is selected, WEP encryption will be applied.
• WPA-PSK (Wi-Fi Protected Access Pre-Shared Key). Uses WPA-PSK standard encryption.
If WEP is enabled, 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.
There are two methods for creating WEP encryption keys:
• Passphrase. Enter a word or group of printable characters in the Passphrase box and click the
Generate button. These characters are case sensitive.
Wireless Configuration
Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Media Router WGT634U
for a full explanation of each of these options, as defined by the IEEE
April 2004, 202-10018-02
"Authentication and WEP Data Encryption" on
"Overview of WEP
.
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