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NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834M Reference Manual

3-6 Wireless Configuration

v1.3, May 2006

• Mode. You can select “11b/g”, “11b/g/Next (20/40 MHz)”. The “11b/g” mode provides

backward compatibility with the slower 802.11b wireless devices while still enabling 802.11g

communications. The “11b/g/Next (20/40 MHz)” mode provides transmission streams that

communicate at up to 300 Mbps.

• Security Options. These options are described below. A full explanation of these standards is

available in “Wireless Communications” in Appendix B.

Note: The maximum wireless signal rate is derived from the IEEE Standard 802.11

Specifications. Actual data throughput will vary. Network conditions and

environmental factors, including volume of network traffic, building materials

and construction, and network overhead, lower actual data throughput rate.

Table 3-1. Basic Wireless Security Options

Field Description

None

No wireless security.

WEP WEP offers the following options:

• Open System

With Open Network Authentication and 64- or 128-bit WEP Data Encryption, the WNR834M

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

The wireless router automatically detects whether Open System or Shared Key is used.

WPA-PSK

WPA2-PSK

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 dynamically change the encryption keys making them nearly impossible

to circumvent.

Enter a word or group of printable characters in the Password Phrase box. 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.

Nevertheless, the wireless adapter hardware and driver must also support WPA.

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