genie Basic Settings
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Wireless Cable Gateway CG3300CMR
The guest network name is case-sensitive and can be up to 32 characters. You then
manually configure the wireless devices in your network to use the guest network name
in addition to the main nonguest SSID.
4.
Select the guest network group from the list.
5.
Select a security option from the list. The security options are described in
Guest Network
Wireless Security Options
on page 21.
6.
Click
Apply
to save your selections.
Guest Network Wireless Security Options
A security option is the type of security protocol that is 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. It is also possible to set up a guest network without wireless security.
NETGEAR does
not
recommend not using wireless security.
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) encryption is built into all hardware that has the Wi-Fi-certified
seal. This seal means that the product complies with the worldwide single standard for
high-speed wireless local area networking that the Wi-Fi Alliance (
http://www.wi-fi.org/
)
established.
WPA-PSK uses a passphrase to perform authentication and generate the initial data
encryption keys. Then it dynamically varies the encryption key. WPA-PSK uses Temporal Key
Integrity Protocol (TKIP) data encryption and implements most of the IEEE 802.11i standard.
It is designed to work with all wireless network interface cards. Not all wireless access points
work with this standard. WPA2-PSK supersedes WPA-PSK.
WPA2-PSK is stronger 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 implemented through hardware, while WPA-PSK is implemented
through software. WPA2-PSK uses a passphrase to authenticate and generate the initial data
encryption keys. Then it dynamically varies the encryption key.
WPA-PSK + WPA2-PSK Mixed Mode can provide broader support for all wireless clients.
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
has instructions about configuring their WPA settings.
