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Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adapter WGR826V • Channel. This field determines which operating frequency will be used. It should not be necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point. • Mode. This field determines which data communications protocol will be used. • Security Options. These options are the wireless security features you can enable. The table below identifies the various basic wireless security options. Table 5-1. Basic Wireless Security Options Field Description Disable No wireless security. WEP WEP offers the following options: Open System With Open Network Authentication and 64- or 128-bit WEP Data Encryption, the WGR826V does perform 64- or 128-bit data encryption but does not perform any authentication. Shared Key Shared Key authentication encrypts the SSID and data. Choose 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 box. Manually entered keys are case sensitive but passphrase characters are not case sensitive. Note: Not all wireless adapter configuration utilities support passphrase key generation. Auto WPA-PSK WPA-Pre-shared Key does perform authentication, uses 128-bit data encryption and dynamically changes the encryption keys making it nearly impossible to circumvent. Enter a word or group of printable characters in the Password Phrase box. These characters are case sensitive. Note: Not all wireless adapter configuration utilities support WPA. Furthermore, client software is required on the client. Windows XP and Windows 2000 with Service Pack 3 do include the client software that supports WPA. Nevertheless, the wireless adapter hardware and driver must also support WPA. • Allow Broadcast of Name (SSID). If you disable broadcast of the SSID, only devices that have the correct SSID can connect. Disabling SSID broadcast nullifies the wireless network 'discovery' feature of some products such as Windows XP. • Enable Wireless Access Point. If you disable the wireless access point, wireless devices cannot connect to the WGR826V. 5-4 Optimizing Wireless Connectivity and Security 202-10051-01, March 2005

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Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adapter WGR826V
5-4
Optimizing Wireless Connectivity and Security
202-10051-01, March 2005
•
Channel.
This field determines which operating frequency will be used. It should not be
necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another
nearby access point.
•
Mode.
This field determines which data communications protocol will be used.
•
Security Options.
These options are the wireless security features you can enable. The table
below identifies the various basic wireless security options.
•
Allow Broadcast of Name (SSID).
If you disable broadcast of the SSID, only devices that
have the correct SSID can connect. Disabling SSID broadcast nullifies the wireless network
‘discovery’ feature of some products such as Windows XP.
•
Enable Wireless Access Point.
If you disable the wireless access point, wireless devices
cannot connect to the WGR826V.
Table 5-1.
Basic Wireless Security Options
Field
Description
Disable
No wireless security.
WEP
WEP offers the following options:
Open System
With Open Network Authentication and 64- or 128-bit WEP Data Encryption, the WGR826V
does
perform 64- or 128-bit data encryption but
does not
perform any authentication.
Shared Key
Shared Key authentication encrypts the SSID and data.
Choose 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 box. Manually
entered keys
are
case sensitive but passphrase characters
are not
case sensitive.
Note
: Not all wireless adapter configuration utilities support passphrase key generation.
Auto
WPA-PSK
WPA-Pre-shared Key
does
perform authentication, uses 128-bit data encryption and
dynamically changes the encryption keys making it nearly impossible to circumvent.
Enter a word or group of printable characters in the Password Phrase box. These characters
are
case sensitive.
Note
: Not all wireless adapter configuration utilities support WPA. Furthermore, client software
is required on the client. Windows XP and Windows 2000 with Service Pack 3 do include the
client software that supports WPA. Nevertheless, the wireless adapter hardware and driver
must also support WPA.