NETGEAR WGT624 Network Router User Manual


 
108 Mbps Wireless Router WGT624 v4 Reference Manual
2-10 Wireless Settings and Security
v1.2, July 2007
6. You can manually or automatically program the four data encryption keys. These values must
be identical on all computers and Access Points in your network.
Automatic. Enter a word or group of printable characters for the Passphrase, and then click
Generate. The passphrase is case-sensitive; NETGEAR is not the same as nETgear. The
four key boxes will be automatically populated with key values.
Manual. Select which of the four keys will be active and enter ten hexadecimal digits (any
combination of 0-9, a-f, or A-F).
See “Wireless Communications” in Appendix B for a link to a document on the NETGEAR
Web site that contains a full explanation of each of these options, as defined by the IEEE
802.11 wireless communication standard.
7. Click Apply to save your settings.
Figure 2-4
Tip: If you were connected wirelessly to the router, you lost the wireless connection
when you clicked Apply. Now you must change the wireless security settings
for your computer to match the router settings. Then you will be able to connect
to the router.