Netgear DGN2000 DGN2000 Reference Manual - Page 36

Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2000 Reference Manual Table 2-1. Wireless Settings (continued) Settings Security Options WPA2-PSK (continued) Mixed WPS-PSK+ WPA2-PSK WPA-802.1x Description WPA Pre-Shared-Key (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 with PreShared Key) uses a pre-shared key to perform the authentication and generate the initial data encryption keys. Then, it dynamically varies the encryption key. WPA2-PSK provides the best throughput with 802.11N because the encryption is supported in the hardware. WPA2-PSK uses AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) data encryption, implements the full IEEE 802.11i standard, but does not work with some older network cards. See "Configuring Mixed WPA-PSK+WPA2-PSK Security." Mixed WPA-PSK + WPA2-PSK uses both WPA-PSK + WPA2-PSK standard encryption. A high performance client such as the NETGEAR WN511B should connect using WPA2-PSK in order to achieve maximum performance. Wireless clients that connect to this router using WPA-PSK will run at reduced performance levels. See "Configuring Mixed WPA-PSK+WPA2-PSK Security." In WPA-802.1x mode, user authentication is implemented using 802.1x and RADIUS servers. See "Configuring WPA802.1x." Manually Configuring Your Wireless Security To set up wireless security, you can either manually configure it in the Wireless Settings screen, or you can use Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) to automatically set the SSID and implement WPA/WPA2 security (see "Using Push 'N' Connect (WPS) to Configure Your Wireless Network and Security" on page 2-17). Note: If you use a wireless computer to configure wireless security settings, you will be disconnected when you click Apply. Reconfigure your wireless computer to match the new settings, or access the modem router from a wired computer to make further changes. 2-10 Configuring Your Wireless Network and Security Settings v1.0, July 2008