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Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824
Wireless Configuration 4-5
202-10072-01, March 2005
• Mode. This field determines which data communications protocol will be used. You can select
“g only,” “b only,” or “g and b.” “g only” dedicates the WPN824 to communicating with the
higher bandwidth 802.11g wireless devices exclusively. “b only” dedicates the WPN824 to
communicating with the higher bandwidth 802.11b wireless devices exclusively. The “g and
b” mode provides backward compatibility with the slower 802.11b wireless devices while still
enabling 802.11g communications.
• Security Options. These options are the wireless security features you can enable. The table
below identifies the various basic wireless security options. A full explanation of these
standards is available in Appendix D, “Wireless Networking Basics.”
Table 4-1. Basic Wireless Security Options
Field Description
Automatic
No wireless security.
WEP WEP offers the following options:
• Open System
With Open Network Authentication and 64- or 128-bit WEP Data Encryption, the WPN824
does perform 64- or 128-bit data encryption but does not perform any authentication.
• Shared Key
Shared Key authentication encrypts the SSID and data.
Choose the Encryption Strength (64- or 128-bit data encryption). Manually enter the key
values or enter a word or group of printable characters in the Passphrase box. Manually
entered keys are case sensitive but passphrase characters are not case sensitive.
Note: Not all wireless adapter configuration utilities support passphrase key generation.
•Auto
WPA-PSK WPA-Pre-shared Key does perform authentication, uses 128-bit data encryption and
dynamically changes the encryption keys making it nearly impossible to circumvent.
Enter a word or group of printable characters in the Password Phrase box. These characters
are case sensitive.
Note: Not all wireless adapter configuration utilities support WPA. Furthermore, client software
is required on the client. Windows XP and Windows 2000 with Service Pack 3 do include the
client software that supports WPA. Nevertheless, the wireless adapter hardware and driver
must also support WPA.