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WPA Data Encryption Key Management

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Is WPA Perfect?

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Product Support for WPA

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Supporting a Mixture of WPA and WEP Wireless Clients is Discouraged

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Changes to Wireless Access Points

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Changes to Wireless Network Adapters

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Changes to Wireless Client Programs

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Glossary

List of Glossary Terms

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Index

About This Manual

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Chapter 1

About This Manual

This chapter describes the intended audience, scope, conventions, and formats of this manual.

Audience, Scope, Conventions, and Formats

This reference manual assumes that the reader has basic to intermediate computer and Internet

skills. However, basic computer network, Internet, firewall, and VPN technologies tutorial

information is provided in the Appendices and on the NETGEAR Web site.

This guide uses the following typographical conventions:

This guide uses the following formats to highlight special messages:

This manual is written for the WGT634U Wireless Media Router according to these

specifications.:

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Typographical Conventions

italics

Emphasis, books, CDs, URL names

bold times roman

User input

courier font

Screen text, file and server names, extensions, commands, IP addresses

Note:

This format is used to highlight information of importance or special interest.

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Manual Scope

Product Version

108 Mbps Wireless Media Router WGT634U

Manual Part Number

202-10018-02

Manual Publication Date

April 2004

Note:

Product support information and updates are available on the NETGEAR, Inc.

Web site at

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How to Use This Manual

The HTML version of this manual includes a variety of navigation features as well as links to PDF

versions of the full manual and individual chapters.

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Chapter 2

Introduction

Congratulations on your purchase of the NETGEAR

®

108 Mbps Wireless Media Router

WGT634U. The WGT634U Wireless Media Router provides connection for multiple personal

computers (PCs) to the Internet through an external broadband access device (such as a cable

modem or DSL modem) that is normally intended for use by a single PC.

By connecting a storage device to the WGT634U through the integrated USB 2.0 interface, you

can store and share files and entertainment content for access from PC and Web applications on

computers connected on the home network as well as from the Internet. This chapter describes the

features of the NETGEAR 108 Mbps Wireless Media Router WGT634U.

Introduction to the WGT634U Wireless Media Router

The 108 Mbps Wireless Media Router WGT634U with 4-port switch connects your local area

network (LAN) to the Internet through an external access device such as a cable modem or DSL

modem.

The WGT634U Wireless Media Router provides you with multiple Web content filtering options,

plus browsing activity reporting and instant alerts — both via e-mail. Parents and network

administrators can establish restricted access policies based on time-of-day, Web site addresses

and address keywords, and share high-speed cable/DSL Internet access for up to 253 personal

computers. In addition to the Network Address Translation (NAT) feature, the built-in firewall

protects you from hackers.

Home networks initially gained popularity for broadband Internet sharing through wired (first

generation) and wireless (second generation) routers. The addition of Internet-enabled appliances

is leading to the ‘third generation’ of performance and functionality from wireless routers. The

WGT634U is a third generation wireless router that allows router-attached storage and provides

fast wireless access. It enables you to store and stream files, audio, and video content from a

high-capacity USB-enabled disk drive. You can take advantage of advanced networking functions

such as application-level access to music, photo and other PC files as well as remote access to a

home portal.

With minimum setup, you can install and use the router within minutes.