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3DHD Home Theater Adapter WNHD3004 User Manual Wireless data security options Range: up to 500 foot radius 1) Open system: easy but no security 2) MAC access list: no data security WNHD3004 3) WPA-PSK: strong security 4) WPA2-PSK: very strong security Note: Use these with other features that enhance security (Table 4-2 on page 4-3). Figure 4-1 Basic security options are listed in order of increasing effectiveness below. For more details on wireless security methods, "Wireless Networking Basics" in Appendix B. Table 4-1. Wireless Security Options Security Type Description None. WPA2-PSK (AES). WPA-PSK (TKIP) + WPA2-PSK (AES). Mixed mode. For more information, see "Configuring WPA Wireless Security" on page 4-6. No wireless security. Recommended only for troubleshooting wireless connectivity. Do not run an unsecured wireless network unless it is your intention to provide free Internet access for the public. Wi-Fi Protected Access with Pre-Shared Key (WPA-PSK and WPA2PSK) data encryption provides extremely strong data security, very effectively blocking eavesdropping. 4-2 Wireless Security v1.0, November 2010

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3DHD Home Theater Adapter WNHD3004 User Manual
4-2
Wireless Security
v1.0, November 2010
Basic security options are listed in order of increasing effectiveness below. For more details on
wireless security methods,
“Wireless Networking Basics” in Appendix B
.
Figure 4-1
Table 4-1.
Wireless Security Options
Security Type
Description
None
.
No wireless security. Recommended only for troubleshooting wireless
connectivity. Do not run an unsecured wireless network unless it is your
intention to provide free Internet access for the public.
WPA2-PSK (AES)
.
WPA-PSK (TKIP) + WPA2-PSK
(AES)
. Mixed mode.
For more information, see
“Con-
figuring WPA Wireless Security”
on page 4-6
.
Wi-Fi Protected Access with Pre-Shared Key (WPA-PSK and WPA2-
PSK) data encryption provides extremely strong data security, very
effectively blocking eavesdropping.
WNHD3004
1) Open system: easy but no security
2) MAC access list: no data security
3) WPA-PSK: strong security
4) WPA2-PSK: very strong security
Wireless data
security options
Range: up to 500 foot radius
Note:
Use these with other features that enhance security (
Table 4-2 on page 4-3
).