Netgear WNR1000v2 WNR1000v2 User Manual - Page 36
Configuring WEP Wireless Security, Security Options, Apply, Automatic, Open System, Shared Key - slow
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Wireless-N 150 Router WNR1000v2 User Manual - Up to 150 Mbps - Performance Mode - Maximum Nx speeds up to 150 Mbps. Using channel expansion to achieve the 150 Mbps data rate, the WNR1000v2 will use the channel you selected as the primary channel and expand to the secondary channel (primary channel +4 or -4) to achieve a 40 MHz frame-by-frame bandwidth. The WNR1000v2 will detect channel usage and will disable frame-by-frame expansion if the expansion would result in interference with the data transmission of other access points or clients. • Security Options. The selection of wireless security options can significantly affect your network performance. The time it takes to establish a wireless connection can vary depending on both your security settings and router placement. WEP connections can take slightly longer to establish. Also, WEP, WPA-PSK, and WPA2PSK encryption can consume more battery power on a notebook computer, and can cause significant performance degradation with a slow computer. Instructions for configuring the security options can be found in "Choosing Appropriate Wireless Security" on page 2-1. A full explanation of wireless security standards is available in the online document that you can access from "Wireless Networking Basics" in Appendix B. 3. Click Apply to save your settings. Configuring WEP Wireless Security WEP Shared Key authentication and WEP data encryption can be defeated by a determined eavesdropper using publicly available tools. WEP offers the following options: • Automatic. With the Automatic option, the router will try both Open System and Shared Key authentication. Normally this setting is suitable. If it fails, select Open System or Shared Key. You can also refer to your wireless adapter's documentation to see what method to use. • Open System. With Open System authentication and 64 or 128 bit WEP data encryption, the WNR1000v2 router does perform data encryption but does not perform any authentication. Anyone can join the network. This setting provides very little practical wireless security. • Shared Key. With Shared Key authentication, a wireless device must know the WEP key to join the network. Select the encryption strength (64 or 128 bit data encryption). Manually enter the key values, or enter a word or group of printable characters in the Passphrase field. Manually entered keys are not case-sensitive, but passphrase characters are case-sensitive. 2-8 Safeguarding Your Network v1.0, September 2009