NETGEAR WPN824v3 - RangeMax Wireless Router, User Manual

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RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824v3 User Manual
Wireless Settings 2-7
v1.0, January 2008
• WEP . Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) data encryption provides data security. WEP Shared
Key authentication and WEP data encryption block all but the most determined eavesdropper.
For more information, see
“Configuring WEP” on page 2-9 .
• WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK . Wi-Fi Protected Access–Pre-Shared Key (WPA-PSK) data
encryption provides strong data security and blocks eavesdropping. Because these are new
standards, wireless device driver and software availability might be limited. For more
information, see
“Configuring WPA” on page 2-7 .
• Turn off the wireless LAN . If you disable the wireless LAN, wireless devices cannot
communicate with the router at all. You might choose to turn off the wireless LAN when you
are away and others on the network all use wired connections. For more information, see
“Advanced Wireless Settings” on page 2-10 .
Note: For more information about wireless security, click the link to the online document
“Wireless Networking Basics” in Appendix B , or see the wireless router help
screens.
Configuring WPA
To configure wireless security:
Note: If you use a wireless computer to configure wireless security settings, you will be
disconnected when you click Apply . Reconfigure your wireless computer to match
the new settings, or access the wireless router from a wired computer to make
further changes.
1. Log in to the wireless router at its default LAN address of http://192.168.1.1 with its default
user name of admin and default password of password , or using whatever user name,
password, and LAN address you have chosen for the wireless router.