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Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614 v4

Wireless Configuration 3-5

December 2003

Understanding WEP Authentication and Encryption

Restricting wireless access to your network prevents intruders from connecting to your network.

However, the wireless data transmissions are still vulnerable to snooping. Using the WEB data

encryption settings described below will prevent a determined intruder from eavesdropping on

your wireless data communications. Also, if you are using the Internet for such activities as

purchases or banking, those Internet sites use another level of highly secure encryption called SSL.

You can tell if a web site is using SSL because the web address begins with HTTPS rather than

HTTP.

Authentication Scheme Selection

Figure 3-3: Encryption Strength

The WGR614 v4 lets you select the following wireless authentication schemes.

• Automatic.

• Open System.

• Shared key.

Be sure to set your wireless adapter according to the authentication scheme you choose for the

WGR614 v4 router. Please refer to “Authentication and WEP” on page D-2 for a full explanation

of each of these options, as defined by the IEEE 802.11 wireless communication standard.

Encryption Strength Choices

Choose the encryption strength from the drop-down list. Please refer to “Overview of WEP

Parameters” on page D-5 for a full explanation of each of these options, as defined by the IEEE

802.11 wireless communication standard.

Note: The authentication scheme is separate from the data encryption. You can

choose an authentication scheme which requires a shared key but still leave the

data transmissions unencrypted. If you require strong security, use both the

Shared Key and WEP encryption settings

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