Netgear Double 108 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511U User Manual Page 43

  • Download
  • Add to my manuals
  • Print
  • Page
    / 95
  • Table of contents
  • TROUBLESHOOTING
  • BOOKMARKS
  • Rated. / 5. Based on customer reviews
Page view 42
Wireless Security Configuration 5-1
August 2004
Chapter 5
Wireless Security Configuration
This chapter describes how to configure the security features of your NETGEAR Double 108
Mbps Wireless PC Card 32-bit CardBus WG511U.
Understanding the Security Options
For a full discussion of wireless security technologies, please see “Wireless Security Overview” on
page B-6. The WG511U configuration utility provides the following security options:
•WEP
Wired Equivalent Privacy is an existing, widely implemented and supported, data encryption
protocol for 802.11 wireless networks. All wireless nodes on the network are configured with
a static 64-bit or 128-bit Shared Key for data encryption but authentication is optional.
WPA-PSK
WPA Pre-Shared Key (WPA-PSK) performs authentication and strong data encryption that
includes dynamic key generation based on a pre-shared key. WPA-PSK does not need
RADIUS or certificate servers.
When you use the WG511U configuration utility to configure these security options, you can save
your settings in a profile. For example, if you use WPA-PSK at work but WEP at home, you can
have work and home profiles that make it easy to switch from one environment to the other. For
more information on configuring profiles, see “Using Configuration Profiles” on page 4-1.
Note: These instructions refer to the WG511U configuration utility. The Windows XP
wireless configuration utility must deselected. Check if this is so by viewing the
Properties of the Network Connections for the WG511U. Click the Wireless Networks
tab and clear the “Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings” check box.
Page view 42
1 2 ... 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 ... 94 95

Comments to this Manuals

No comments