Netgear WG602V4 사용자 설명서

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Installation and Configuration

Unlike wired network data, your wireless data transmissions can be received well beyond your 
walls by anyone with a compatible adapter. For this reason, use the security features of your 
wireless equipment. The Wireless AP provides highly effective security features which are 
covered in detail in this chapter. Deploy the security features appropriate to your needs.

There are several ways you can enhance the security of your wireless network:

•

Restrict Access Based on MAC Address. You can restrict access to only trusted PCs so that 
unknown PCs cannot wirelessly connect to the WG602v4. MAC address filtering adds an 
obstacle against unwanted access to your network, but the data broadcast over the wireless link 
is fully exposed (see 

). 

•

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 the wireless 
network “discovery” feature of some products such as Windows XP, but the data is still fully 
exposed to a determined snoop using specialized test equipment like wireless sniffers.

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Use WEP. Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) data encryption provides data security. WEP 
Shared Key authentication and WEP data encryption will block an eavesdropper but because 
the keys are static, a determined snoop can learn the keys in less than a day of eavesdropping 
(see 

). 

1) Open System: Easy but no security
2) MAC Access List: No data security
3) WEP: Secure but some vulnerabilities
4) WPA/WPA2: Very strong security