20 | Chapter 2: Configuring Your Wireless Network and Security Settings
N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500 User Manual
Wireless Station Access
List
This is disabled by default so that any computer configured with the correct
wireless network name or SSID can access to your wireless network. For
increased security, you can restrict access to the wireless network to only
specific computers based on their MAC addresses. See
Restricting
access by MAC address
Security Options • Disable. You can use this setting to establish wireless connectivity before
implementing wireless security. NETGEAR strongly recommends that you
implement wireless security.
• WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy). Use encryption keys and data encryption
for data security. Select 64-bit or 128-bit encryption. See Configuring
WEP
on page 24.
• WPA-PSK (WiFi Protected Access Pre-Shared Key). Allow only computers
configured with WPA to connect to the wireless modem router.
• WPA2-PSK Wi-Fi Protected Access with 2 Pre-Shared Keys). Allow only
computers configured with WPA2 to connect to the wireless modem router.
• Mixed WPA-PSK + WP A2-PSK. Allow computers configured with either
WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK security to connect to the wireless modem router.
• WPA-802.1x.
• For WPA or WPA2 configuration, see Configuring Mixed
WPA-PSK+WPA2-PSK Security on page 23.
Table 1. Wireless Settings
Settings Description
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