System information

Advanced Configuration
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ProSAFE Single Band 802.11n Wireless Access Point WN203
f. Specify the settings as described in the following table:
Setting Description
Profile Definition
Profile Name Enter a profile name that is easy to remember. The default names for the four
security profiles are NETGEAR-WDS-1, NETGEAR-WDS-2,
NETGEAR-WDS-3, and NETGEAR-WDS-4.
Remote MAC Address Enter the MAC address of the remote wireless access point (the MAC
address of
AP1 or
AP3 in Figure 18 on page 86).
Authentication Settings
Network Authentication
and Data Encryption
From the Network Authentication drop-down menu, select Open System,
WP
A-PSK
, or WPA2-PSK.
Your selection determines the options that the Data Encryption drop-down
menu provides, and whether the WP
A Passphrase (Network Key) field
displays.
Open System Although you can use the bridge communication without any
authentication and encryption, NETGEAR recommends that
you use WEP if you do select an open system. From the
Data Encryption drop-down menu, select one of the
following:
• None
. No authentication and encryption.
• 64-bit WEP. Standard WEP encryption, using 40/64-bit
encryption.
• 128-bit WEP. Standard WEP encryption, using
104/128-bit encryption.
• 152-bit WEP. Proprietary WEP encryption mode, using
128+24 bit encryption.
This mode functions only with
other access points that support this mode.
T
o configure WEP:
1. In the passphrase field, enter a passphrase.
2. Click the Generate Key button.
The key is generated and placed in the WEP Key field.
WPA-PSK TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) is the standard
encryption method used with WPA-PSK and the only
selection possible from the Data Encryption drop-down
menu.
In the WP
A Passphrase (Network Key) field, enter a
passphrase. The passphrase length needs to be between
8 and 63 characters (inclusive).