NETGEAR WNDR3300 - RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N Router Wireless Reference Manual page 26

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual
NETGEAR recommends using WEP with Shared Key authentication. Do not run an unsecured
wireless network unless it is your intention to provide free Internet access for the public.
WEP connections can take slightly longer to establish. Also, WEP, WPA-PSK, and WPA2-PSK
encryption can consume more battery power on a notebook computer, and can cause significant
performance degradation with a slow computer.
Note: NETGEAR recommends that you change the administration password of your
router. Default passwords are well known, and an intruder can use your
administrator access to read or disable your security settings. For information
about how to change the administrator password, see
Password" on page
WNDR3300
Note: Use these with other features that enhance security
Figure 2-1
The WNDR3300 router provides two screens for configuring the wireless settings, the basic
Wireless Settings screen, which you access under Setup in the main menu
Wireless Settings" on page
under Advanced ("Changing Basic Wireless Settings" on page
Basic security options are listed in order of increasing effectiveness in
that affect security are listed in
link to the online document
2-2
2-19.
Wireless data
security options
Range: up to 300 foot radius
1) Open system: easy but no security
2) MAC access list: no data security
3) WEP: security but some performance
impact
4) WPA-PSK: strong security
5) WPA2-PSK: very strong security
2-5), and the advanced Wireless Settings screen, which you access
Table 2-2. For more details on wireless security methods, click the
"Wireless Networking Basics" in Appendix
v1.0, February 2008
"Changing the Administrator
(Table 2-2 on page 2-3).
("Changing Basic
2-5).
Table 2-1. Other features
B.
Safeguarding Your Network