Netgear WGXB102 WGX102v2 Reference Manual - Page 46
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Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender WGX102 • Mode. This field determines which data communications protocol will be used. You can select "g only," "b only," or "g and b." "g only" dedicates the WGX102 to communicating with the higher bandwidth 802.11g wireless devices exclusively. "b only" dedicates the WGX102 to communicating with the higher bandwidth 802.11b wireless devices exclusively. The "g and b" mode provides backward compatibility with the slower 802.11b wireless devices while still enabling 802.11g communications. • Wireless Card Access List. When the Trusted PCs Only radio button is selected, the WGX102 checks the MAC address of the wireless station and only allows connections to computers identified on the trusted computers list. • Security Options. These options are the wireless security features you can enable. The table below identifies the various basic wireless security options. A full explanation of these standards is available in Appendix C, "Wireless Networking Basics". 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 WGX102 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 Automatically determines whether Open System or Shared Key should be used. 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 Passphrase 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. 5-4 Wireless Configuration and Security 202-10042-02 v1.1