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Netgear EX6120 WPA2-PSK [AES] ONLY option?
Hey all Does the EX6120 wifi extender model have the ability to select the encryption security to only be in the mode of WPA2-PSK [AES] rather than mixed WPA/WPA2 mode? Regards Nik
yes you can set it in wpa2 only mode
yes you can set it in wpa2 only mode
How do you set WPA2Only? I have looked at every screen in mywifiext-dot-net and there's nothing about WPA or WPA2. At top level I have Settings, Firmware Update, Do More, and Log Out. Under Settings I have Wireless, Connected Devices, Password, and Other. Under Settings|Wireless I have General and IP Address. |General is radio en/disable, ssid broadcast, channel, speed, password. No WPA2. Connected Devices, Password, and Other also do not mention WPA2. Under Do More I see Access Schedule, FastLane, Connect Devices(WPS) and Web Services Management. None of those mention WPA2.
So where is the setting to enable WPA2-only? I don't know where else to look.
Figured it out for myself, documenting for posterity because THE MANUAL DOES NOT SAY ONE WORD ABOUT IT. PLEASE FIX THIS.
In the Settings|Wireless (http://www.mywifiext.com/wifiSettings.html) General panel, the WiFi Password choicebox by default comes up "Same as existing network password", and the rest of the panel is HIDDEN.
If you change WiFi Password to "Use a different password", then the Security Type choicebox, the Enter Password textbox, the Show password checkbox and the Verify Password textbox all appear, and you can go to Security Type and select WPA2-PSK [AES]. Enter Password comes up filled with the host network password, but whether you leave it alone or change it, you have to type it in again at the Verify Password textbox.
Oh, and by the way, there may be a bug in this part of the firmware. The Security Type choicebox has three choices, to wit:
"Security Options",
"WPA2-PSK[AES]", and
"WPA[TKIP]+WPA2-PSK[AES]".
What the heck kind of choice is "Security Options"? This phrase was the radiobutton title in the older WNxxxx models, looks like it got accidentally shoved into the choice list in newer code. Probably means WEP, or maybe None. So which is it? And please fix it, obviously.