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Wireless N150 Access Point WN604 • WPA2-PSK. With this setting, only wireless clients that support WPA2 can access the wireless network. By default, the Data Encryption field is set to AES. • WPA-PSK & WPA2-PSK. Wireless clients using WPA2 or WPA can access the wireless network. By default, the Data Encryption field is set to TKIP+AES. • WPA-TKIP. Wireless clients using WPA can access the wireless network. 3. In the WPA Passphrase (Network Key) field, enter the password that you want to use to secure the wireless network. 4. Wireless client security separation is disabled by default. If it is enabled, associated wireless clients cannot communicate with each other. (This feature is intended for hotspots and other public access situations.) 5. Click Apply to save your settings. Configure WEP WEP is a legacy security option. NETGEAR recommends that you use WPA2 or WPA.  To configure WEP data encryption: 1. Select Configuration > Security. The Edit Security Profile screen displays. 2. From the Network Authentication drop-down list, select either Open System or Shared Key authentication. 3. From the Data Encryption drop-down list, select encryption strength (64 bits, 128 bits, or 152 bits). 4. You manually or automatically program the four data encryption keys. These values have to be identical on all PCs and access points in your network. Select one of the following: • Automatic. Enter a word or group of printable characters in the Passphrase field and click the Generate Keys button. The four key fields are automatically populated with key values. • Manual. Enter the number of hexadecimal digits appropriate to the encryption strength: 10 digits for 64-bit, 26 digits for 128-bit, and 32 digits for 152-bit (any combination of 0-9, a-f, or A-F). Configure Security 29

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Configure Security
29
Wireless N150 Access Point WN604
•
WPA2-PSK
. With this setting, only wireless clients that support WPA2 can access the
wireless network. By default, the Data Encryption field is set to AES.
•
WPA-PSK & WPA2-PSK
. Wireless clients using WPA2 or WPA can access the
wireless network. By default, the Data Encryption field is set to TKIP+AES.
•
WPA-TKIP
. Wireless clients using WPA can access the wireless network.
3.
In the WPA Passphrase (Network Key) field, enter the password that you want to use to
secure the wireless network.
4.
Wireless client security separation is disabled by default. If it is enabled, associated wireless
clients cannot communicate with each other. (This feature is intended for hotspots and other
public access situations.)
5.
Click
Apply
to save your settings.
Configure WEP
WEP is a legacy security option. NETGEAR recommends that you use WPA2 or WPA.
To configure WEP data encryption:
1.
Select
Configuration > Security
. The Edit Security Profile screen displays.
2.
From the Network Authentication drop-down list, select either
Open System
or
Shared Key
authentication.
3.
From the Data Encryption drop-down list, select encryption strength (64 bits, 128 bits, or 152
bits).
4.
You manually or automatically program the four data encryption keys. These values have to
be identical on all PCs and access points in your network. Select one of the following:
•
Automatic
. Enter a word or group of printable characters in the Passphrase field and
click the
Generate Keys
button. The four key fields are automatically populated with
key values.
•
Manual
. Enter the number of hexadecimal digits appropriate to the encryption
strength: 10 digits for 64-bit, 26 digits for 128–bit, and 32 digits for 152-bit (any
combination of 0–9, a-f, or A–F).