Netgear WNR3500L [30/114] Guest network wireless security options

Netgear WNR3500L [30/114] Guest network wireless security options
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N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2
Guest Network Wireless Security Options
A security option is the type of security protocol applied to your wireless network. The
security protocol in force encrypts data transmissions and ensures that only trusted devices
receive authorization to connect to your network.
This section presents an overview of the security options
and provides guidance on when to
use which option. Note that it is also possible to set up a guest network without wireless
security. NETGEAR does not recommend this.
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) encryption is built into all
hardware that has the Wi-Fi-certified
seal. This seal means the product is authorized by the Wi-Fi Alliance (http://www.wi-fi.org/)
because it complies with the worldwide single standard for high-speed wireless local area
networking.
WPA-PSK uses a passphrase to perform authent
ication and generate the initial data
encryption keys. Then it dynamically varies the encryption key. WPA-PSK uses Temporal Key
Integrity Protocol (TKIP) data encryption, implements most of the IEEE 802.11i standard, and
is designed to work with all wireless network interface cards, but not all wireless access
points. It is superseded by WPA2-PSK.
WPA2-PSK is stonger than WPA. It is advertised to be theoretically
indecipherable due to the
greater degree of randomness in encryption keys that it generates. WPA2-PSK gets higher
speed because it is usually implemented through hardware, while WPA-PSK is usually
implemented through software. WPA2-PSK uses a passphrase to authenticate and generate
the initial data encryption keys. Then it dynamically varies the encryption key.
WPS-PSK + WPA2-PSK Mixed Mode can provide broader support for all wireless client
s.
WPA2-PSK clients get higher speed and security, and WPA-PSK clients get decent speed
and security. The product documentation for your wireless adapter and WPA client software
should have instructions about configuring their WPA settings.

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