Netgear FVG318v1 FVG318 Reference Manual - Page 18

ProSafe 802.11g Wireless VPN Firewall FVG318 Reference Manual 802.11g and 802.11b Wireless Networking The VPN firewall includes an 802.11g-compliant wireless access point. The access point provides: • 802.11b standards-based wireless networking at up to 11 Mbps. • 802.11g wireless networking at up to 54 Mbps, which conforms to the 802.11g standard. • WPA and WPA2 enterprise class strong security with RADIUS and certificate authentication as well as dynamic encryption key generation. • WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK pre-shared key authentication without the overhead of RADIUS servers but with all of the strong security of WPA and WPA2. • 64-bit and 128-bit WEP encryption security. • WEP keys can be generated manually or by passphrase. • Wireless access can be restricted by MAC Address. • Wireless network name broadcast can be turned off so that only devices that have the network name (SSID) can connect. Wireless Multimedia (WMM) Support WMM is a subset of the 802.11e standard. WMM allows wireless traffic to have a range of priorities, depending on the kind of data. Time-dependent information such as video or audio will have a higher priority than normal traffic. For WMM to function correctly, wireless clients must also support WMM. A Powerful, True Firewall with Content Filtering Unlike simple Internet sharing NAT firewalls, the FVG318 is a true firewall, using stateful packet inspection to defend against hacker attacks. Its firewall features include: • DoS protection. Automatically detects and thwarts DoS attacks such as Ping of Death, SYN Flood, LAND Attack, and IP Spoofing. • Blocks unwanted traffic from the Internet to your LAN. • Blocks access from your LAN to Internet locations or services that you specify as off-limits. • Logs security incidents. 1-2 Introduction v1.0, September 2007