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User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter Understanding WPA-PSK Encryption Security Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is wireless security with far greater protection than WEP. WPS-PSK (pre-shared key) uses encryption of a shared key as the starting point. WPA has a significant advantages over WEP - an encryption key differing in every packet. It is extremely difficult for hackers to read messages even if they have intercepted the data. The Passphrase must be 8 to 64 characters in length. The 256 bit key used for encryption is generated from this passphrase. Please refer to "WPA Wireless Security" on page C-8 for more information on WPA-PSK security. Using the NETGEAR Smart Wizard Configuration Assistant The Smart Wizard configuration assistant works for WGE111 Wireless Game Adapters used in a Microsoft Windows networking environment. To install and set up your network and the NETGEAR Wireless Game Adapter, you can use a PC with a Microsoft Windows (95, 98, NT 4.0, ME, 2000, or XP) operating system and with the TCP/IP protocol enabled. You can use the NETGEAR Smart Wizard configuration assistant to change the IP settings of the router. Configuring the WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter to use a fixed or dynamic IP address will allow you to access the wireless game adapter configuration from a Web browser. Basic Setup 3-9

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User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter
Basic Setup
3-9
Understanding WPA-PSK Encryption Security
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is wireless security with far greater protection than WEP.
WPS-PSK (pre-shared key) uses encryption of a shared key as the starting point. WPA has a
significant advantages over WEP — an encryption key differing in every packet. It is extremely
difficult for hackers to read messages even if they have intercepted the data.
The Passphrase must be 8 to 64 characters in length. The 256 bit key used for encryption is
generated from this passphrase. Please refer to
“WPA Wireless Security” on page C-8
for more
information on WPA-PSK security.
Using the NETGEAR Smart Wizard Configuration Assistant
The Smart Wizard configuration assistant works for WGE111 Wireless Game Adapters used in a
Microsoft Windows networking environment. To install and set up your network and the
NETGEAR Wireless Game Adapter, you can use a PC with a Microsoft Windows (95, 98, NT 4.0,
ME, 2000, or XP) operating system and with the TCP/IP protocol enabled.
You can use the NETGEAR Smart Wizard configuration assistant to change the IP settings of the
router. Configuring the WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter to use a fixed or dynamic IP address will
allow you to access the wireless game adapter configuration from a Web browser.