Netgear WPN824EXT WPN824EXT User Manual - Page 28

RangeMax WiFi Range Extender WPN824EXT User Manual Table 2-1. Wireless Security Options Security Type Description None No wireless security. Recommended only for troubleshooting wireless connectivity. WEP. WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) .WEP offers the following options: • Open System With Open Network authentication and 64 or 128 bit WEP data encryption, the WPN824EXT does perform data encryption but does not perform any authentication. Anyone can join the network. This setting provides very little practical wireless security. • Shared Key With Shared Key authentication, a wireless device must know the WEP key in order to join the network. Select 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 field. Manually entered keys are not case-sensitive, but passphrase characters are case-sensitive. Note: Not all wireless adapter configuration utilities support passphrase key generation. • Automatic The WiFi range extender automatically detects whether Open System or Shared Key is used. WPA-PSK (TKIP). Wi-Fi Protected Access with PreShared Key, use WPA-PSK standard encryption with TKIP encryption type. WPA2-PSK (AES). Wi-Fi Protected Access version 2 with Pre-Shared Key, use WPA2-PSK standard encryption with the AES encryption type. WPA-Pre-Shared Key does perform authentication. WPA-PSK uses TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) data encryption, and WPA2-PSK uses AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) data encryption. Both methods dynamically change the encryption keys making them nearly impossible to circumvent. Enter a word or group of printable characters in the Password Phrase field. These characters are case-sensitive. Note: Not all wireless adapter configuration utilities support WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK. Furthermore, client software is required on the client. Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows XP Service Pack 1 with WPA patch do include the client software that supports WPA. However, the wireless adapter hardware and driver must also support WPA. WPA-PSK (TKIP) + WPA2- Allows clients using either WPA-PSK (TKIP) or WPA2-PSK (AES) (this PSK (AES). Mixed mode. provides the most reliable security, and is easiest to implement, but it might not be compatible with older adapters). 4. Click Apply, or click Cancel to return to the original settings. 2-6 Implementing Appropriate Wireless Security v1.0, April 2008