Quick Reference Guide

RangeMax NEXT Wireless Router Model WNR854T Reference Manual
2-12 Wireless Configuration
v1.0, 2006-04
4. Select the Authentication Type and Encryption Strength from the drop-down lists.
5. You can manually or automatically program the four data encryption keys. These values must
be identical on all computers and Access Points in your network.
• Automatic—enter a word or group of printable characters in the Passphrase box and click
the Generate button. The passphrase is case sensitive; NETGEAR is not the same as
nETgear. The four key boxes are automatically populated with key values.
• Manual—enter ten hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, or A-F). These entries
are not case sensitive; AA is the same as aa.
Select which of the four keys to activate.
Please see “Wireless Communications” in Appendix B for a full explanation of each of these
options, as defined by the IEEE 802.11 wireless communication standard.
Figure 2-5