User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- N300 Wireless Router with External Antennas WNR1500
- Contents
- 1. Hardware Setup
- 2. Router Internet Setup
- 3. Wireless Settings
- 4. Content Filtering
- Live Parental Controls
- Keyword Blocking of HTTP Traffic
- Block Outbound Traffic to Internet Services
- Set the Time Zone
- Schedule Blocking
- Enable Security Event Email Notification
- View Logs of Web Access or Attempted Web Access
- Allow Inbound Connections to Your Network
- Port Forwarding to a Local Server
- Port Triggering
- 5. Network Maintenance
- 6. Advanced Settings
- 7. Troubleshooting
- A. Supplemental Information
- B. Notification of Compliance
- Index
34 | Chapter 3. Wireless Settings
NETGEAR N300 Wireless Router with External Antennas WNR1500 User Manual
channel at the same time, but also allows 802.11b and 802.11g wireless devices. This
is the default mode.
- Up To 300 Mbps. Performance mode, using channel expansion to achieve the 300
Mbps data rate. The WNR1500 router uses the channel you selected as the primary
channel and expands to the secondary channel (primary channel +4 or –4) to achieve
a 40 MHz frame-by-frame bandwidth. The router detects channel usage and disables
frame-by-frame expansion if the expansion would result in interference with the data
transmission of other access points or clients.
Note: The maximum wireless signal rate is derived from the IEEE
Standard 802.11 specifications. Actual data throughput can vary.
Network conditions and environmental factors, including volume of
network traffic, building materials and construction, and network
overhead, lower actual data throughput rate.
• Security Options. The selection of wireless security options can significantly affect your
network performance. The time it takes to establish a wireless connection can vary
depending on both your security settings and router placement.
Set Up WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK Wireless Security
WPA–Pre-Shared Key performs authentication. WPA-PSK uses TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity
Protocol) data encryption, and WPA2-PSK uses AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) data
encryption. Both methods dynamically change the encryption keys making them nearly
impossible to circumvent.
Mixed mode allows clients using either WPA-PSK (TKIP) or WPA2-PSK (AES). This provides
the most reliable security, and is easiest to implement, but it might not be compatible with
older adapters.
Note: To display the security options WPA-PSK and WEP, you have to use
the legacy mode setting of Up to 54 Mpbs.
To set up WPA2 or WPA:
1. Select Setup > Wireless Settings. The Wireless Settings screen displays.
2. Select a radio button for the security option that you want to use. Mixed mode (WPA-PSK
[TKIP] + WP2-PSK [AES]) is the most flexible, since it allows clients using either WPA-PSK
or WPA2-PSK.