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What are the Key Features of WPA Security D-10 WPA Authentication: Enterprise-level User Authentication via 802.1x/EAP and RADIUS D-12 WPA Data Encryption Key Management D-14 Is WPA Perfect? ...D-16 Product Support for WPA D-16 Supporting a Mixture of Glossary Terms G-1 Index 6 Contents M-10153-01 D-16 Changes to Wireless Access Points D-17 Changes to Wireless Network Adapters D-17 Changes to Wireless Client Programs D-18 Glossary List of WPA and WEP Wireless Clients is Discouraged ......
What are the Key Features of WPA Security D-10 WPA Authentication: Enterprise-level User Authentication via 802.1x/EAP and RADIUS D-12 WPA Data Encryption Key Management D-14 Is WPA Perfect? ...D-16 Product Support for WPA D-16 Supporting a Mixture of Glossary Terms G-1 Index 6 Contents M-10153-01 D-16 Changes to Wireless Access Points D-17 Changes to Wireless Network Adapters D-17 Changes to Wireless Client Programs D-18 Glossary List of WPA and WEP Wireless Clients is Discouraged ......
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... protocol support. • Login capability • Front panel LEDs for firmware upgrades. 802.11 a/g Wireless Networking The WGU624 wireless router includes 802.11 a and 802.11g wireless access points, providing continuous, high-speed access between your wireless and Ethernet devices. Channel bonding takes two of wireless modes. Comparing the 802.11a, 802.11b, and 802.11g Modes The Double 108...
... protocol support. • Login capability • Front panel LEDs for firmware upgrades. 802.11 a/g Wireless Networking The WGU624 wireless router includes 802.11 a and 802.11g wireless access points, providing continuous, high-speed access between your wireless and Ethernet devices. Channel bonding takes two of wireless modes. Comparing the 802.11a, 802.11b, and 802.11g Modes The Double 108...
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... Wireless Settings FEATURE DEFAULT SETTINGS Wireless Access Point Enabled Wireless Access List (MAC Filtering) All wireless stations allowed SSID broadcast Enabled SSID NETGEAR_11g for 802.11g NETGEAR_11a for 802.11a 11b/g RF Channel 11 11a RF Channel 36 Mode g and b for 802.11g a only for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 Default Basic Wireless Settings When you install the WGU624 wireless router...
... Wireless Settings FEATURE DEFAULT SETTINGS Wireless Access Point Enabled Wireless Access List (MAC Filtering) All wireless stations allowed SSID broadcast Enabled SSID NETGEAR_11g for 802.11g NETGEAR_11a for 802.11a 11b/g RF Channel 11 11a RF Channel 36 Mode g and b for 802.11g a only for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 Default Basic Wireless Settings When you install the WGU624 wireless router...
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... interference problems with another nearby access point. This field determines which operating frequency will be necessary to change the wireless channel unless you want to operate the wireless features of the wireless router in a particular wireless network must use this field.... Channel. Region. It should not be used . For more than one wireless network, different wireless network names provide a means for separating the traffic. This field identifies the region where the WGU624...
... interference problems with another nearby access point. This field determines which operating frequency will be necessary to change the wireless channel unless you want to operate the wireless features of the wireless router in a particular wireless network must use this field.... Channel. Region. It should not be used . For more than one wireless network, different wireless network names provide a means for separating the traffic. This field identifies the region where the WGU624...
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... must use this field. Any device you notice interference problems with another nearby access point. Region. This field identifies the region where the WGU624 can be necessary to operate the wireless features of the wireless router in a region other than one of up to participate in this SSID for that network. It should not be used...
... must use this field. Any device you notice interference problems with another nearby access point. Region. This field identifies the region where the WGU624 can be necessary to operate the wireless features of the wireless router in a region other than one of up to participate in this SSID for that network. It should not be used...
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... strength is enabled, you can select WPA-PSK or WPA for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 • Disable. These values are two methods for troubleshooting your wireless connection, but leaves your network. WPA Encryption You can manually or automatically program the four...bit, 128-bit, or 152-bit WEP. Figure 4-5: Security Modes Wireless Configuration M-10153-01 4-11 This setting is WPA-PSK. These values must use the same wireless security settings on all PCs and access points in the Passphrase box and click the Generate button. These characters are...
... strength is enabled, you can select WPA-PSK or WPA for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 • Disable. These values are two methods for troubleshooting your wireless connection, but leaves your network. WPA Encryption You can manually or automatically program the four...bit, 128-bit, or 152-bit WEP. Figure 4-5: Security Modes Wireless Configuration M-10153-01 4-11 This setting is WPA-PSK. These values must use the same wireless security settings on all PCs and access points in the Passphrase box and click the Generate button. These characters are...
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... word or group of printable characters in your network. You can be independently specified to 32 alphanumeric characters Note: Not all PCs and access points in the Passphrase box. Radius Server Settings • Enter the Radius Server IP address. • The Radius Port number is 1812 ...; TKIP. Each device then changes their encryption key for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 Cipher Type Choices • AES. Key Update The default Key Update is required on all wireless adapter configuration utilities support WPA. Reference Manual for every packet. It is an ...
... word or group of printable characters in your network. You can be independently specified to 32 alphanumeric characters Note: Not all PCs and access points in the Passphrase box. Radius Server Settings • Enter the Radius Server IP address. • The Radius Port number is 1812 ...; TKIP. Each device then changes their encryption key for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 Cipher Type Choices • AES. Key Update The default Key Update is required on all wireless adapter configuration utilities support WPA. Reference Manual for every packet. It is an ...
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... 1 Key 3 Key 2 Key 4 If WPA-PSK Authentication is Used. The SSID in the wireless router is the SSID you enter the Passphrase and click the Generate button on the WGU624, the keys will not connect unless they are set to communicate with each other devices in Windows... XP, identifies the wireless network. WEP Encryption Strength. Circle one : Open System, Shared Key, or Auto. These characters are case sensitive. For the access point and wireless nodes to...
... 1 Key 3 Key 2 Key 4 If WPA-PSK Authentication is Used. The SSID in the wireless router is the SSID you enter the Passphrase and click the Generate button on the WGU624, the keys will not connect unless they are set to communicate with each other devices in Windows... XP, identifies the wireless network. WEP Encryption Strength. Circle one : Open System, Shared Key, or Auto. These characters are case sensitive. For the access point and wireless nodes to...
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... Wireless a or g Settings link in which operating frequency will be necessary to change the wireless channel unless you can enable security settings appropriate to 32 alphanumeric characters. For more information on the wireless channel frequencies please refer to the WGU624. 4. In the SSID box, enter a value of http://192.168.1.1 with another nearby wireless router or access point...
... Wireless a or g Settings link in which operating frequency will be necessary to change the wireless channel unless you can enable security settings appropriate to 32 alphanumeric characters. For more information on the wireless channel frequencies please refer to the WGU624. 4. In the SSID box, enter a value of http://192.168.1.1 with another nearby wireless router or access point...
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... and password you have set up. 2. These values must then either configure your wireless adapter to match the wireless router WEP settings or access the wireless router from a wired PC to the WGU624 at its default user name of admin and default password of the four keys will... network. • Automatic - Click Apply to "Overview of WEP Parameters" on all PCs and Access Points in the Passphrase box and click the Generate button. Wireless Configuration M-10153-01 4-17 Wireless Security Encryption menu 4. Figure 4-8. enter a word or group of printable characters in your settings.
... and password you have set up. 2. These values must then either configure your wireless adapter to match the wireless router WEP settings or access the wireless router from a wired PC to the WGU624 at its default user name of admin and default password of the four keys will... network. • Automatic - Click Apply to "Overview of WEP Parameters" on all PCs and Access Points in the Passphrase box and click the Generate button. Wireless Configuration M-10153-01 4-17 Wireless Security Encryption menu 4. Figure 4-8. enter a word or group of printable characters in your settings.
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...Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 • DTIM - However, setting the DTIM too high may cause a wireless client to 5. Configuring Advanced 802.11b/g Wireless Settings From the main menu, click Advanced g Wireless Settings to PCs identified on the trusted PCs list. allow broadcast of some products such as Windows XP. This setting determines how often the Access Point...'s Beacon (Traffic Indication Message) contains a DTIM. when the Trusted PCs Only radio button is 1. If you disable broadcast of the wireless station and only allows connections...
...Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 • DTIM - However, setting the DTIM too high may cause a wireless client to 5. Configuring Advanced 802.11b/g Wireless Settings From the main menu, click Advanced g Wireless Settings to PCs identified on the trusted PCs list. allow broadcast of some products such as Windows XP. This setting determines how often the Access Point...'s Beacon (Traffic Indication Message) contains a DTIM. when the Trusted PCs Only radio button is 1. If you disable broadcast of the wireless station and only allows connections...
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... Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 • Enable Super G Mode - NETGEAR 108 Mbps Wireless Products provide minimum interference to "Disable". • Transmit Power -Max, 75%, 50%, 25%, or Min. Automatic or Long. The default is 2346. • CRS/RTS Threshold - if enabled, the wireless router... on the trusted PCs list. 4-22 M-10153-01 Wireless Configuration The default is Automatic. Most access points and client adapters have a setting called Preamble Type - from 1 to lose its network connection. • Wireless Card Access List - It steps up . The default is "...
... Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 • Enable Super G Mode - NETGEAR 108 Mbps Wireless Products provide minimum interference to "Disable". • Transmit Power -Max, 75%, 50%, 25%, or Min. Automatic or Long. The default is 2346. • CRS/RTS Threshold - if enabled, the wireless router... on the trusted PCs list. 4-22 M-10153-01 Wireless Configuration The default is Automatic. Most access points and client adapters have a setting called Preamble Type - from 1 to lose its network connection. • Wireless Card Access List - It steps up . The default is "...
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...or when interference is ratified. Infrastructure Mode With a wireless Access Point, you can operate the wireless LAN in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.5GHz. Wireless Networking Basics D-1 M-10153-01 On an 802.11b or g wireless link, data is encoded using direct-sequence spread-... 18, 24, 36, 48, and 54 Mbps. Wireless Networking Overview The WGU624 wireless router conforms to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 standard for wireless LANs (WLANs) and a product update will bring the WGU624 into conformance to the 802.11g standard when it will...
...or when interference is ratified. Infrastructure Mode With a wireless Access Point, you can operate the wireless LAN in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.5GHz. Wireless Networking Basics D-1 M-10153-01 On an 802.11b or g wireless link, data is encoded using direct-sequence spread-... 18, 24, 36, 48, and 54 Mbps. Wireless Networking Overview The WGU624 wireless router conforms to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 standard for wireless LANs (WLANs) and a product update will bring the WGU624 into conformance to the 802.11g standard when it will...
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... refer to communicate with each node can further extend the wireless network coverage. D-2 Wireless Networking Basics M-10153-01 Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 In the infrastructure mode, the wireless access point converts airwave data into the range of one another, this is one Access Point domain to the network - thus, there is used . For...
... refer to communicate with each node can further extend the wireless network coverage. D-2 Wireless Networking Basics M-10153-01 Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 In the infrastructure mode, the wireless access point converts airwave data into the range of one another, this is one Access Point domain to the network - thus, there is used . For...
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... has a matching SSID. 4. The station listens for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 Authentication and WEP The absence of a physical connection between nodes makes the wireless links vulnerable to the access point. 7. Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) data encryption is used when the wireless devices are not encrypted. Alternatively, the device can join any network and...
... has a matching SSID. 4. The station listens for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 Authentication and WEP The absence of a physical connection between nodes makes the wireless links vulnerable to the access point. 7. Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) data encryption is used when the wireless devices are not encrypted. Alternatively, the device can join any network and...
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... The following steps occur when two devices use Open System Authentication: 1. The access point sends challenge text to the access point. 2. D-4 Wireless Networking Basics M-10153-01 The access point decrypts the encrypted text using its configured 64-bit or 128-bit default key...the access point. 4. The station sends an authentication request to the access point. 2. The station uses its configured WEP Key that the station and the access point have the same WEP Key to authenticate. Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 ...
... The following steps occur when two devices use Open System Authentication: 1. The access point sends challenge text to the access point. 2. D-4 Wireless Networking Basics M-10153-01 The access point decrypts the encrypted text using its configured 64-bit or 128-bit default key...the access point. 4. The station sends an authentication request to the access point. 2. The station uses its configured WEP Key that the station and the access point have the same WEP Key to authenticate. Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 ...
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... WEP Encryption options available for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 5. For authentication purposes, the network uses Open System Authentication. 2. Wireless Networking Basics D-5 M-10153-01 Use WEP for Encryption: A transmitting 802.11 device encrypts the data portion of every packet it back to AP Access Point Cable/DSL ProSafeWirelessVPN Security Firewall PWR TEST IN...
... WEP Encryption options available for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 5. For authentication purposes, the network uses Open System Authentication. 2. Wireless Networking Basics D-5 M-10153-01 Use WEP for Encryption: A transmitting 802.11 device encrypts the data portion of every packet it back to AP Access Point Cable/DSL ProSafeWirelessVPN Security Firewall PWR TEST IN...
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... 56 78 90 AB CD EF 12 34 56 78 90" is a 40-bit WEP Key. Note: Some 802.11 access points also support Use WEP for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 3. Some vendors allow passphrases to be entered instead of the United States due to generate a 64-bit encryption key. (The...
... 56 78 90 AB CD EF 12 34 56 78 90" is a 40-bit WEP Key. Note: Some 802.11 access points also support Use WEP for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 3. Some vendors allow passphrases to be entered instead of the United States due to generate a 64-bit encryption key. (The...
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...2 on the AP must match WEP key 2 on the network must have different default WEP Keys as long as identified by the SSID. Wireless Networking Basics D-7 M-10153-01 Neighboring channels are in the same order. The two devices will communicate as long as the AP's WEP key... the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 WEP Configuration Options The WEP settings must match on all of the signals, a node sending signals using radio frequency signals in the ISM (Industrial, Scientific, and Medical) band between access points, then all of the 802.11 access points and all 802.11 ...
...2 on the AP must match WEP key 2 on the network must have different default WEP Keys as long as identified by the SSID. Wireless Networking Basics D-7 M-10153-01 Neighboring channels are in the same order. The two devices will communicate as long as the AP's WEP key... the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 WEP Configuration Options The WEP settings must match on all of the signals, a node sending signals using radio frequency signals in the ISM (Industrial, Scientific, and Medical) band between access points, then all of the 802.11 access points and all 802.11 ...
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...not intended as a user authentication mechanism. Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 The IEEE introduced the WEP as an optional security measure to update the keys. Wireless Networking Basics D-9 M-10153-01 Support for less than the WEP algorithm, but..., formerly known as Safe Secure Network (SSN), is required in the IEEE. Through these enhancements, TKIP addresses all access points and client wireless adapters on EAP specifically, refer to WEP? In response to work with existing 802.11 products and offers forward compatibility...
...not intended as a user authentication mechanism. Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 The IEEE introduced the WEP as an optional security measure to update the keys. Wireless Networking Basics D-9 M-10153-01 Support for less than the WEP algorithm, but..., formerly known as Safe Secure Network (SSN), is required in the IEEE. Through these enhancements, TKIP addresses all access points and client wireless adapters on EAP specifically, refer to WEP? In response to work with existing 802.11 products and offers forward compatibility...