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Using Push 'N, Connect Wi-Fi Protected Setup on Table 2-1, Table 2-2 - troubleshooting
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Wireless-N 150 Router WNR1000v2 User Manual • Use Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) to automatically set the SSID and implement WPA/ WPA2 security on both the router and the client device. If the clients in your network are WPS capable, you can use Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) to automatically set the SSID and implement WPA/WPA2 security on both the router and the client device (see "Using Push 'N' Connect (Wi-Fi Protected Setup)" on page 2-13). Basic security options are listed in order of increasing effectiveness in Table 2-1. Other features that affect security are listed in Table 2-2 on page 2-4. For more details on wireless security methods, click the link to the online document "Wireless Networking Basics" in Appendix B. Table 2-1. Wireless Security Options Security Type Description None. No wireless security. Recommended only for troubleshooting wireless connectivity. Do not run an unsecured wireless network unless it is your intention to provide free Internet access for the public. WEP. Wired Equivalent Privacy. Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) data encryption provides moderate data security. WEP Shared Key authentication and WEP data encryption can be defeated by a determined eavesdropper using publicly available tools. For more information, see "Configuring WEP Wireless Security" on page 2-8. WPA-PSK (TKIP). WPA-PSK standard encryption Wi-Fi Protected Access with Pre-Shared Key (WPA- with TKIP encryption type. PSK and WPA2-PSK) data encryption provides extremely strong data security, very effectively WPA2-PSK (AES). Wi-Fi Protected Access version 2 blocking eavesdropping. Because WPA and WPA2 with Pre-Shared Key; WPA2-PSK standard are relatively new standards, older wireless adapters encryption with the AES encryption type. and devices might not support them. For more information, see "Configuring WPA-PSK WPA-PSK (TKIP) + WPA2-PSK (AES). Mixed mode. and WPA2-PSK Wireless Security" on page 2-10. Safeguarding Your Network 2-3 v1.0, September 2009