User's Manual

Wireless-N 150 Router WNR612v2 User Manual
Safeguarding Your Network 2-2
v1.0, March 2010
WEP connections can take slightly longer to establish. Also, WEP, WPA-PSK, and WPA2-PSK
encryption can consume more battery power on a notebook computer, and can cause significant
performance degradation with a slow computer.
To configure the wireless network, you can:
• Manually specify your SSID and your wireless security settings. The WNR612v2 router
provides two screens for configuring the wireless settings:
– Wireless Settings. You access these under Setup in the main menu (see “Viewing
Wireless-N 150 Settings” on page 2-6).
– Advanced Wireless Settings. You access these under Advanced in the main menu (see
“Viewing Advanced Wireless Settings” on page 2-11).
Note: NETGEAR recommends that you change the administration password of your
router. Default passwords are well known, and an intruder can use your
administrator access to read or disable your security settings. For information
about how to change the administrator password, see “Changing the Administrator
Password” on page 2-19.
Figure 2-1
WNR612v2
1) Open system: easy but no security
2) MAC access list: no data security
3) WEP: security but some performance
impact
4) WPA-PSK: strong security
5) WPA2-PSK: very strong security
Wireless data
security options
Range: up to 300 foot radius
Note: Use these with other features that enhance security (Table 2-2 on page 2-4).