Netgear UTM9S – ProSECURE Unified Threat Management (UTM) Appliance with DSL and Wireless modules Manual De Referência

For more information about how to configure WPA, see 

on page 538.

WPA2. Wi-Fi Protected Access version 2 (WPA2) data encryption provides strong data 

security with AES encryption. WPA2 provides the most reliable security. Use WPA2 only if 
all clients in your network support WPA2. The wireless module supports WPA2 with PSK, 
RADIUS, or a combination of PSK and RADIUS. 

For more information about how to configure WPA2, see 

WPA+WPA2 mixed mode. This mode supports data encryption with a combination of 

TKIP and AES for both WPA and WPA2 clients. The very strong authentication along with 
dynamic per frame rekeying of WPA2 make it virtually impossible to compromise. The 
wireless module supports WPA+WPA2 with PSK, RADIUS, or a combination of PSK and 
RADIUS.

For more information about how to configure WPA+WPA2 mixed mode, see 

TKIP provides only legacy (slower) rates of operation. NETGEAR 

recommends WPA2 with AES to make use of 802.11n rates and 
speed.

Wireless Security Profile

The security profile lets you configure the security settings for the SSID on the wireless 
module. The wireless module supports one security profile (BSSID) that you can configure 
from the Profiles screen (see 

To configure the security profile, specify a name for the SSID, type of security with 
authentication and data encryption, and whether or not the SSID is broadcast.

The wireless module is set by default as an open system with no authentication. When 
you configure network authentication, bear in mind that older wireless adapters might not 
support WPA or WPA2. Windows XP, Windows 2000 with Service Pack 3, and Windows 
Vista do include the client software that supports WPA. However, client software is 
required on the client. Consult the product documentation for your wireless adapter and 
WPA or WPA2 client software for instructions on configuring WPA2 settings.

For information about the types of network authentication that the wireless module 
supports, see 

Select the data encryption that you want to use. The available options depend on the 
network authentication setting described earlier (otherwise, the default is None). The data