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NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual

Safeguarding Your Network 2-3

v1.2, January 2009

• Use Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) to automatically set the SSID and implement WPA/

WPA2 security on both the router and the client device. If the clients in your network are

WPS capable, you can use Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) to automatically set the SSID and

implement WPA/WPA2 security on both the router and the client device (see “Using Push 'N'

Connect (Wi-Fi Protected Setup)” on page 2-13).

Basic security options are listed in order of increasing effectiveness in Table 2-1. Other features

that affect security are listed in Table 2-2 on page 2-4. For more details on wireless security

methods, click the link to the online document “Wireless Networking Basics” in Appendix B.

Table 2-1. Wireless Security Options

Security Type Description

None. No wireless security. Recommended only for

troubleshooting wireless connectivity. Do not run an

unsecured wireless network unless it is your

intention to provide free Internet access for the

public.

WEP. Wired Equivalent Privacy. Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) data encryption

provides moderate data security. WEP Shared Key

authentication and WEP data encryption can be

defeated by a determined eavesdropper using

publicly available tools.

For more information, see “Configuring WEP

Wireless Security” on page 2-9.

WPA-PSK (TKIP). WPA-PSK standard encryption

with TKIP encryption type.

WPA2-PSK (AES). Wi-Fi Protected Access version 2

with Pre-Shared Key; WPA2-PSK standard

encryption with the AES encryption type.

WPA-PSK (TKIP) + WPA2-PSK (AES). Mixed mode.

Wi-Fi Protected Access with Pre-Shared Key (WPA-

PSK and WPA2-PSK) data encryption provides

extremely strong data security, very effectively

blocking eavesdropping. Because WPA and WPA2

are relatively new standards, older wireless adapters

and devices might not support them.

For more information, see “Configuring WPA-PSK

and WPA2-PSK Wireless Security” on page 2-10.

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