Configuring your wireless security, Specifying wireless security -4 – NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless ADSL Firewall DG834G User Manual

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Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router DG834G User Manual

Configuring Your Wireless Network and Security Settings

2-7

v1.0, May 2008

Configuring Your Wireless Security

To set up wireless security, you can either manually configure it in the Wireless Settings screen, or
you can use Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) to automatically set the SSID and implement WPA/
WPA2 security (see

“Using Push 'N' Connect (WPS) to Configure Your Wireless Network” on

page 2-10

.

Security Options (see

“Configuring Your

Wireless Security”

).

• Disabled. You can use this setting to establish

wireless connectivity before implementing wireless
security. NETGEAR strongly recommends that you
implement wireless security.

• WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy). Use encryption

keys and data encryption for data security. You can
select
64-bit or 128-bit encryption. See

“Configuring WEP”

.

• WPA-PSK (WiFi Protected Access Pre-Shared

Key).

Allow only computers configured with WPA to

connect to the modem router. See

“Configuring WPA,

WPA2, or WPA/WPA2”

.

• WPA2-PSK (Wi-Fi Protected Access with 2 Pre-

Shared Keys)

. Allow only computers configured with

WPA2 to connect to the modem router. See

“Configuring WPA, WPA2, or WPA/WPA2”

.

• WPA-PSK + WPA2-PSK. Allow computers configured

with either WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK security to
connect to the modem router. See

“Configuring WPA,

WPA2, or WPA/WPA2”

.

• The WPA-802.1x, WPA2-802.1, and WPA-802.1x

+WPA2-802.1

options utilize user authentication

implemented using IEE 802.1x and Radius servers.
See

“Configuring WPA, WPA2, or WPA/WPA2”

.

Note: If you use a wireless computer to configure wireless security settings, you will be

disconnected when you click Apply. Reconfigure your wireless computer to match
the new settings, or access the modem router from a wired computer to make
further changes.

Table 2-1. Wireless Settings (continued)

Settings

Description

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