NETGEAR DGN2200V3 Modem User Manual


 
Wireless Settings
36
N300 Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2200v3
To change the WPA Security Option and passphrase:
1. In the Security Options section, select the WPA option that you want.
2. Enter the passphrase that you want to use. It is a text string from 8 to 63 characters.
3. Click Apply.
To set up WEP security:
Note that WEP is a legacy security setting that is less effective than WPA or WPA2.
NET
GEAR recommends that you use WPA or WPA2 security unless you have an older
computer that is not compatible with WPA or WPA2.
1. In the Securit
y Options section of the Wireless Settings screen, select WEP:
2. Select the authentication type. The default is Automatic. Other choices are Open System
(any client can authenticate itself to the network) and Shared Key (a passphrase and a
four-way challenge are needed for authentication).
3. Select the encrypt
ion strength setting, either 64 bit or 128 bit.