User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- DG834N RangeMaxTM NEXT Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router Reference Manual
- Contents
- About This Manual
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Wireless Configuration
- Chapter 3 Protecting Your Network
- Chapter 4 Managing Your Network
- Chapter 5 Advanced Configuration
- Chapter 6 Troubleshooting
- Appendix A Technical Specifications
- Appendix B Related Documents
DG834N RangeMax
TM
NEXT Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router Reference Manual
Wireless Configuration 2-3
v1.0, May 2005
• Turn Off the Broadcast of the Wireless Network Name SSID. If you disable broadcast of
the SSID, only devices that have the correct SSID can connect. This nullifies wireless network
‘discovery’ feature of some products, such as Windows XP, but the data is still exposed.
• WEP. Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) data encryption provides data security. WEP Shared
Key authentication and WEP data encryption will block all but the most determined
eavesdropper. This data encryption mode has been superseded by WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK,
and is only available as an option if the Wireless Mode is restricted to 801.11b and 802.11g
wireless stations.
• WPA-PSK (TKIP) + WPA2-PSK (AES). Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) data encryption
provides data security. The very strong authentication along with dynamic per frame re-keying
of WPA make it virtually impossible to compromise. Because this is a relatively new standard,
wireless device driver and software availability may be limited.