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Wi-Fi Security, Submit, Wi-Fi > Options, Encryption, Guest Encryption, Connection Rate

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Note: The Main Wi-Fi limit cannot be set to 0. 5. Click Submit. Wi-Fi Security Learn about the various Wi-Fi security options available to you. By default Wi-Fi security is enabled for your device and its Wi-Fi networks. Note: All devices used with the NETGEAR Zing Mobile Hotspot must support the selected security type. Note: WPS is available only if you select either a WPA2 Personal option (including WPA/WPA2 Personal) or (not recommended) no security. (See Connecting Through WPS.) You can change (from the Zing Manager) the security used for Wi-Fi: 1. Log in to the home page. (See Logging In as an Administrator.) 2. Click Wi-Fi > Options. 3. In the list beside Encryption (for Main Wi-Fi) or Guest Encryption (for Guest Wi-Fi) select one of the following options. Note that not all options may be available, depending on the Connection Rate. • None - No security is used (no password is required to access the Wi-Fi network); this setting is not recommended. Anyone may access your device and use your Internet connection. (You are responsible for payment for data usage fees.) • WEP 64 Bit - Open - This option provides security, but it's relatively weak. This option works with older and newer Wi-Fi devices, and is recommended only if any of your devices don't support WPA or WPA2. Open WEP uses the key for encryption, but not for authentication. • WEP 64 Bit - Shared - This option provides security, but it's relatively weak. This option works with older and newer Wi-Fi devices, and is recommended only if any of your devices don't support WPA or WPA2. Shared WEP uses the same key for encryption and authentication; some consider shared WEP to be less secure than open WEP. • WEP 128 Bit - Open - This option provides security, but it's relatively weak (but stronger than WEP 64 Bit - Open). This option works with older and newer Wi-Fi devices, and is recommended only if any of your devices don't support WPA or Configuring the Wi-Fi Network 114

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Note
:
The Main Wi-Fi limit cannot be set to 0.
5. Click
Submit
.
Wi-Fi Security
Learn about the various Wi-Fi security options available to you.
By default Wi-Fi security is enabled for your device and its Wi-Fi networks.
Note
:
All devices used with the NETGEAR Zing Mobile Hotspot must support the selected
security type.
Note
:
WPS is available only if you select either a WPA2 Personal option (including
WPA/WPA2 Personal) or (not recommended) no security. (See
Connecting Through
WPS
.)
You can change (from the Zing Manager) the security used for Wi-Fi:
1.
Log in to the home page. (See
Logging In as an Administrator
.)
2. Click
Wi-Fi > Options
.
3. In the list beside
Encryption
(for Main Wi-Fi) or
Guest Encryption
(for Guest Wi-Fi)
select one of the following options. Note that not all options may be available,
depending on the
Connection Rate
.
•
None
– No security is used (no password is required to access the Wi-Fi
network); this setting is not recommended. Anyone may access your device and
use your Internet connection. (You are responsible for payment for data usage
fees.)
•
WEP 64 Bit – Open
– This option provides security, but it’s relatively weak. This
option works with older and newer Wi-Fi devices, and is recommended only if
any of your devices don’t support WPA or WPA2.
Open WEP uses the key for encryption, but not for authentication.
•
WEP 64 Bit – Shared
– This option provides security, but it’s relatively weak.
This option works with older and newer Wi-Fi devices, and is recommended only
if any of your devices don’t support WPA or WPA2.
Shared WEP uses the same key for encryption and authentication; some
consider shared WEP to be less secure than open WEP.
•
WEP 128 Bit – Open
– This option provides security, but it’s relatively weak (but
stronger than
WEP 64 Bit – Open
). This option works with older and newer Wi-Fi
devices, and is recommended only if any of your devices don’t support WPA or
Configuring the Wi-Fi Network
114