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Guest Network Wireless Security Options

A security option is the type of security protocol applied to your wireless network. The

security protocol in force encrypts data transmissions and ensures that only trusted devices

receive authorization to connect to your network. Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) has several

options including pre-shared key (PSK) encryption.

This section presents an overview of the security options and provides guidance on when to

use which option. It is also possible to set up a guest network without wireless security.

NETGEAR does

not

recommend this.

WPA Encryption

WPA encryption is built into all hardware that has the Wi-Fi-certified seal. This seal means

that the product is authorized by the Wi-Fi Alliance (

) because it complies

with the worldwide single standard for high-speed wireless local area networking.

WPA uses a password for authentication and to generate the initial data encryption keys.

Then it dynamically varies the encryption key. WPA-PSK uses Temporal Key Integrity

Protocol (TKIP) data encryption, implements most of the IEEE 802.11i standard, and works

with all wireless network interface cards, but not all wireless access points.

WPA2-PSK is stronger than WPA-PSK. It is advertised to be theoretically indecipherable due

to the greater degree of randomness in encryption keys that it generates. WPA2-PSK gets

higher speed because it is usually implemented through hardware, while WPA-PSK is usually

implemented through software. WPA2-PSK uses a password to authenticate and generate

the initial data encryption keys. Then it dynamically varies the encryption key.

WPS-PSK + WPA2-PSK Mixed Mode can provide broader support for all wireless clients.

WPA2-PSK clients get higher speed and security, and WPA-PSK clients get decent speed

and security. For help with WPA settings on your wireless computer or device, see the

instructions that came with your product.

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4.

NETGEAR genie Advanced Home

Specify custom settings

This chapter contains the following sections:

•

NETGEAR genie Advanced Home Screen

•

Setup Wizard

•

WPS Wizard

•

Setup Menu

•

WAN Setup

•

LAN Setup

•

Quality of Service (QoS) Setup

Some selections on the Advanced Home screen are described in separate chapters:

•

Storage

. See

Chapter 5, Storage

.

•

Security

. See

Chapter 7, Security

.

•

Administration

. See

Chapter 8, Administration

.

•

Advanced Setup

. See

Chapter 9, Advanced Settings

.

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NETGEAR genie Advanced Home Screen

The genie Advanced Home dashboard presents status information. The content is the same

as what is on the Router Status screen available from the Administration menu. The genie

Advanced Home screen is shown in the following figure:

This screen is

also displayed

through the

Administration

menu.

Setup Wizard

You can use the Setup Wizard to detect your Internet settings and automatically set up your

router. The Setup Wizard is not the same as the genie screens that display the first time you

connect to your router to set it up.



To use the Setup Wizard:

1.

Select

Advanced > Setup Wizard

to display the following screen:

2.

Select either

Yes

or

No, I want to configure the router myself

. If you select No, you are

taken to the Internet Setup screen (see

Internet Setup

on page

26).

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3.

Select

Yes

and click

Next

.

The Setup Wizard searches your Internet connection for servers and protocols to

determine your ISP configuration. The following screen displays:

WPS Wizard

The WPS Wizard helps you add a WPS-capable client device (a wireless device or computer)

to your network. On the client device, either press its

WPS

button or locate its WPS PIN.



To use the WPS Wizard:

1.

Select

Advanced > WPS Wizard

.

2.

Click

Next

. The following screen lets you select the method for adding the WPS client (a

wireless device or computer).

You can use either the push button or PIN method.

3.

Select either

Push Button

or

PIN Number

.

•

To use the push-button method, either click the

WPS

button on this screen, or press

the

WPS

button on the side of the router. Within 2 minutes, go to the wireless client

and press its

WPS

button to join the network without entering a password.

•

To use the PIN method, select the

PIN Number

radio button, enter the client security

PIN, and click

Next

.

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Within 2 minutes, go to the client device and use its WPS software to join the network

without entering a password.

The router attempts to add the WPS-capable device. The WPS LED

on the front of

the router blinks green. When the router establishes a WPS connection, the LED is solid

green, and the router WPS screen displays a confirmation message.

4.

Repeat Step 2 and Step 3 to add another WPS client to your network.

Setup Menu

Select

Advanced > Setup

to display the Setup menu. The following selections are available:

•

Internet Setup

. Go to the same Internet Setup screen that you can access from the

dashboard on the Basic Home screen. See

Internet Setup

on page

26.

•

Wireless Setup

. Go to the same Wireless Settings screen that you can access from the

dashboard on the Basic Home screen. See

Basic Wireless Settings

on page

33.

•

Guest Network

. This selection is a shortcut to the same Guest Network screen that you

can access from the dashboard on the Basic Home screen. See

Guest Networks

on

page

36.

•

WAN Setup

. Internet (WAN) setup. See

WAN Setup

on page

36.

•

LAN Setup

. Local area network (LAN) setup. See

LAN Setup

on page

39.

•

QoS Setup

. Quality of Service (QoS) setup. See

Quality of Service (QoS) Setup

on

page

42.