Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614 v6
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Wireless Configuration
June 2004 202-10036-01
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Channel.
This field determines which operating frequency will be used. It should not be
necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another
nearby access point. For more information on the wireless channel frequencies please refer to
“Wireless Channels” on page D-2
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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 WGR614 v6 to communicating with
the higher bandwidth 802.11g wireless devices exclusively. “b only” dedicates the WGR614
v6 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.
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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 WGR614
v
6
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.
