Netgear AX3000-Nighthawk User Manual - Page 83
WPA-Personal [TKIP] + WPA2-Personal [AES], Password Network Key
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Nighthawk AX4 4-Stream AX3000 WiFi 6 Router The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home page displays. 4. Select Wireless. The Wireless Settings page displays. 5. To change the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz WiFi password, enter a new password in the Password (Network Key) field. For WPA2-Personal [AES] or WPA-Personal [TKIP] + WPA2-Personal, you must enter a phrase of 8 to 63 characters. For WPA3-Personal or WPA2-Personal [AES] + WPA3-Personal, you must enter a phrase of 8 to 64 characters. The Password (Network Key) field displays if the WPA2-Personal [AES], WPA-Personal [TKIP] + WPA2-Personal [AES], WPA3-Personal, or WPA2-Personal [AES] + WPA3-Personal security radio button is selected. Note: By default, your password is hidden. To display your password, click the icon next to the Password field. 6. To change the WiFi security for the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz WiFi network, select a Security Options radio button. • None. An open WiFi network that does not provide any security. Any WiFi device can join the WiFi network. We recommend that you do not use an open WiFi network. • WPA2-Personal [AES]. This option is the default setting. This type of security enables WiFi devices that support WPA2 to join the router's WiFi network. If you did not change the WiFi password, the default password displays. The default password is printed on the router label. WPA2 provides a secure connection but some older WiFi devices do not detect WPA2 and support only WPA. If your network includes such older devices, select WPA-Personal [TKIP] + WPA2-Personal [AES] security. • WPA-Personal [TKIP] + WPA2-Personal [AES]. This type of security enables WiFi devices that support either WPA or WPA2 to join the router's WiFi network. However, WPA-Personal [TKIP] is less secure than WPA2-Personal [AES] and limits the speed of WiFi devices to 54 Mbps. • WPA/WPA2 Enterprise. This type of security requires that your WiFi network can access a RADIUS server. If you select this type op security, additional fields display so that you can specify the RADIUS server settings. • WPA3-Personal. This type of security enables WiFi devices that support WPA3 to join the WiFi network. WPA3 is the latest security standard, uses SAE encryption, Manage Network Settings 83 User Manual