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Orbi and WEP
I’ve been under the assumption that using WPS encryption is insecure, and the best encryption is to use WPA2 (hopefully with the Krack exploit patched). I noticed that it seems the Orbi system does use WPS through pushing the sync button on the router and/or satellite(s). Previous routers I’ve owned had the ability to completely turn off WEP. With that in mind, could someone comment on how secure using WEP (through the sync button) is when using an Orbi System? Also, does anyone think it may be beneficial if down the road Netgear added the ability for an end user to choose if they want WEP enabled or disabled on each individual device through a future firmware update (of course, after Netgear fixes the bugs that have been causing a lot of people to experience seemingly random wireless internet disconnections)?
ProSafe FVG318
I had a nice wi-fi network set up on my rural 7 acres, back in 2011. A fire, on 01/15/13, wiped it all out. I was able to replace the fvg318 router; and, got things set up with that for the limited usage I needed since then; but, I no longer needed to use the access control list feature. Now, I've been able to replace the WAG302 access points and antennas; and, I'm trying to recreate what I had before. THEN, I was running ME & (later) Vista; and, the friend who lives on the west end of my property was running XP. Now, I'm running Win 10 and he's running Win 8. I don't remember my security set-up back then, other than the fact that I had to use the ACL to prevent other computers in the area from trying to "connect to the best signal." In setting things back up (as best I can), I'm running into a problem of my Netgear equip not wanting to let me use an access control list using anything other than WEP-PSK encription; and, it appears that Win 8 &10 no longer support WEP... With a FVG318 router and 2 WAG302 AP's, am I missing an option to use the ACL with an encription system that Win 8 & 10 support? I should add: 1) I have fairly severe fibromyalgia; and, when I push too hard physically, my IQ drops by 25~50%. It's entirely likely that I'm missing something that would be very obvious to me when I wasn't in a fibro-fog... 2) Getting newer equipment is NOT an option - I'm a disabled senior, on a subsistence level income. Plus, this "legacy" equipment does a job that any of the newer equipment simply won't do, even if I did have the means to afford it. (My 7 acres is a long, skinny strip with lots of trees and a steep declining topographical grade.) I'm not sure if this post actually posted; or, if it just got saved; but, I'll go ahead and risk "re-posting" it; since, (hopefully) I've now resolved the problem. From what I could tell, the main problem stemmed from either a page loading glitch; or, a brain loading glitch. When I went back tonight and tried again, I was able to change over to WPA and WPA2 (TKIP + AES Encryption) [then, set up the passkey] from the Network Configuration > Wireless Settings page. This time, everything was back to normal on the "Setup Access List" page. I've only reconfigured the router and 1 AP; and, I'll have to wait till tomorrow to do any outside testing; but, both laptops are now working on Wi-Fi off the router. I hope this helps someone else with a similar problem. :)
