Netgear RangeMax WN802T User Manual download pdf (Page 35)

3-1

v1.0, September 2008

Chapter 3

Wireless Security Settings

Your wireless data transmissions can be received well beyond your walls by anyone with a

compatible adapter. For this reason, use the security features of your wireless equipment. The

NETGEAR Wireless-N Access Point provides highly effective security features which are covered

in detail in this chapter. Deploy the security features appropriate to your needs.

Wireless Security Options

The following is a list of wireless security options you can select from, depending on your security

needs:

1. No Security: Easy, but no security.

2. MAC Access List: No data security.

3. WEP: Security, but vulnerable.

4. WPA or WPA-PSK: Strong security.

5. WPA2 or WPA2-PSK: Very strong security.

There are several ways you can enhance the security of your wireless network:

• Restrict Access Based on MAC address. You can restrict access to only trusted PCs so that

unknown PCs cannot wirelessly connect to the WN802T v2. MAC address filtering adds an

obstacle against unwanted access to your network, but the data broadcast over the wireless link

is fully exposed.

• Turn Off the Broadcast of the Wireless Network Name (SSID). If you disable broadcast of

the SSID, only devices that have the correct SSID can connect. This nullifies the wireless

network “discovery” feature of some products such as Vista and Windows XP, but the data is

still fully exposed to a determined snoop using specialized test equipment like wireless

sniffers.

• Use WEP. Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) data encryption provides data security. WEP

open authentication and WEP data encryption will block all but the most determined

eavesdropper.

1 2 ... 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 ... 95 96

No comments

Netgear RangeMax WN802T User Manual Page 35