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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.

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WPA-PSK

. Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) data encryption provides strong data security.

WPA-PSK will block eavesdropping. Because this is a new standard, wireless device driver

and software availability may be limited.

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Turn Off the Wireless LAN.

If you disable the wireless LAN, wireless devices cannot

communicate with the router at all. You might choose to turn off the wireless the LAN when

you are away and the others in the household all use wired connections.

Wireless Mode Options

The following table shows the 802.11a and 802.11b/g settings for each Wireless Mode:

Table 4-1.

Wireless Mode Options

Wireless Mode

11a Setting

11g Setting

802.11b/g modes:

b only

g+b

g only

Auto Super G 108 Mbps

Super G 108 Mbps only

any

run in 802.11b mode only

run in normal g+b mode

run in 802.11g mode only

run in Auto 108 Mbps

run in 108 Mbps only

802.11 a modes:

a only

Auto Super A 108 Mbps

Super A 108 Mbps only

run in normal a mode only

run in Auto 108 Mbps

run in 108 Mbps only

any

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Default Basic Wireless Settings

When you first receive your WGU624, the default factory settings in effect are shown in the table

below. You can restore these defaults with the factory default reset button on the rear panel.

Table 4-2.

Default Wireless Settings

After you install the WGU624 wireless router, use the procedures below to customize any of the

settings to better meet your networking needs.

Basic 802.11a Wireless Settings

To configure the 802.11a wireless settings of your router, click the Wireless a link in the main

menu of the browser interface. The Wireless 802.11a Settings menu appears, as shown in

“Wireless 802.11a Settings menu” on page 4-5

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FEATURE

DEFAULT SETTINGS

Wireless Access Point

Enabled

Wireless Access List (MAC Filtering)

All wireless stations allowed

SSID broadcast Enabled

SSID

NETGEAR_11g for 802.11g

NETGEAR_11a for 802.11a

11b/g RF Channel

11

11a RF Channel

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Mode

g and b for 802.11g

a only for 802.11a

Authentication Type

WPA-PSK

WPA-PSK passphrase

NETGEAR-ULTRA-G

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Figure 4-2:

Wireless 802.11a Settings menu

The following options are available for the 802.11a configuration:

Name (SSID).

The SSID is also known as the wireless network name. Enter a value of up to 32

alphanumeric characters. In a setting where there is more than one wireless network, different

wireless network names provide a means for separating the traffic. Any device you want to

participate in a particular wireless network must use this SSID for that network. The WGU624

default SSID is:

NETGEAR_11a

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Region.

This field identifies the region where the WGU624 can be used. It may not be legal to

operate the wireless features of the wireless router in a region other than one of those identified in

this field.

Channel.

This field determines which operating frequency will be used. It should not be necessary

to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access

point. For more information on the wireless channel frequencies please refer to

“Wireless

Channels” on page D-7

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Wireless Mode.

This field determines which data communications protocols will be used:

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a only — dedicates the WGU624 to communicating with 802.11a wireless devices

exclusively.

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108 Mbps only

— only compatible 802.11a wireless stations that support 108 Mbps can

connect.

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Auto 108 Mbps — all 802.11a and NETGEAR 108 Mbps wireless stations can be used.

Security Mode:

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Open System — allows any device to join the network, assuming that the device SSID

matches the router SSID. Alternatively, the device can use the “ANY” SSID option to

associate with any available router within range, regardless of its SSID.

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Shared Key

— only those computers that possess the correct authentication key can join

the network.

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802.1x — defines port-based, network access control used to provide authenticated

network access and automated data encryption key management. 802.1x uses a protocol

called EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol).

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WPA-PSK — (Wi-Fi Protected Access Pre-Shared Key) — use WPA standard encryption

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WPA — (Wi-Fi Protected Access) — use WPA standard encryption

Cipher Type:

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Disable

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WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) — use WEP 64, 128 or 152 bit data encryption.

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AES — Advanced Encryption Standard, a symmetric 128-bit block data encryption

technique. It is an iterated block cipher with a variable block length and a variable key

length.

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TKIP — the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol mechanism shares a starting key between

devices. Each device then changes its encryption key for every packet.

Basic 802.11g Wireless Settings

To configure the 802.11 g wireless settings of your router, click the Wireless g link in the main

menu of the browser interface. The Wireless 802.11g Settings menu appears, as shown below.

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Figure 4-3:

Wireless 802.11g Settings menu

The following options are available for the 802.11g configuration:

Name (SSID).

The SSID is also known as the wireless network name. Enter a value of up to 32

alphanumeric characters. In a setting where there is more than one wireless network, different

wireless network names provide a means for separating the traffic. Any device you want to

participate in a particular wireless network must use this SSID for that network. The WGU624

default SSID is:

NETGEAR_11g

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Region.

This field identifies the region where the WGU624 can be used. It may not be legal to

operate the wireless features of the wireless router in a region other than one of those identified in

this field.

Channel.

This field determines which operating frequency will be used. It should not be necessary

to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access

point. For more information on the wireless channel frequencies please refer to

“Wireless

Channels” on page D-7

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