Netgear WN802T-100NAS Reference Manual - Page 34

RangeMax NEXT Wireless Access Point WN802T Reference Manual • Use WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK. Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) data encryption provides data security. The very strong authentication along with dynamic per frame rekeying of WPA make it virtually impossible to compromise. Because this is a new standard, wireless device driver and software availability may be limited. WEP/WPA Settings The WN802T Access Point is set by default "None" or no authentication. When setting up Network Authentication, bear in mind the following: Not all wireless adapters support WPA or WPA2. Windows XP and Windows 2000 with Service Pack 3 do include the client software that supports WPA. However, client software is required on the client. Consult the product documentation for your wireless adapter and WPA or WPA2 client software for instructions on configuring WPA2 settings. • Network Authentication. You can configure the RangeMax NEXT to use the types of network authentication shown in the table below. Table 3-1. Network Authentication Types Type None WEP WPA-PSK (TKIP) WPA2-PSK (AES) WPA-PSK (TKIP) + WPA2-PSK (AES) Description No data encryption Wired Equivalent Privacy using either 64-bit or 128-bit data encryption. Wi-FI Protected Access with Pre-Shared Key, uses WPA-PSK standard encryption with TKIP encryption type. Wi-FI Protected Access with Pre-Shared Key, uses WPA-PSK standard encryption with AES encryption type. Only select this if all clients support WPA2. This selection allows clients to use either WPA-PSK (TKIP) or WPA2-PSK (AES). • Data Encryption. The available options depend on the Network Authentication setting selected (see Table 3-1 above); otherwise, the default is None. The Data Encryption settings are explained in the table below: Table 3-1. Data Encryption Settings Data Encryption Type Description None 64 bits WEP No encryption is used. Standard WEP encryption, using 40/64 bit encryption. 3-2 Wireless Security Settings v1.3, August 2006