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Connecting your Computer to a Wireless Network that Requires a
64-Bit or 128-Bit WEP Key
1.
Double-click the “Signal Indicator” icon to bring up the “Wireless
Network” screen. The “Advanced” button will allow you to view
and configure more options of your wireless card.
2.
Under the “Wireless Network Properties” tab, select a network
name from the “Available networks” list and click “Configure”.
3.
Under “Data Encryption” select “WEP”.
4.
Ensure the check box “Network key is provided for me
automatically” at the bottom is unchecked. If you are using this
computer to connect to a corporate network, please consult your
network administrator if this box needs to be checked.
5.
Type your WEP key in the “Network key” box.
Important:
A WEP key is a mixture of numbers and letters from A–F
and 0–9. For 128-bit WEP, you need to enter 26 characters. For 64-
bit WEP, you need to enter 10 characters. This Network key needs to
match the key you assign to your Wireless Router or access point.
6.
Click “OK” to save the settings.
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Connecting your Computer to a Wireless Network that Requires
WPA-PSK (no server)
1.
Double-click the “Signal Indicator” icon to bring up the “Wireless
Network” screen. The “Advanced” button will allow you to view
and configure more options of your wireless card.
2.
Under the “Wireless Networks” tab, select a network name from
the “Available networks” list and click “Configure”.
3.
Under “Network Authentication” select “WPA-PSK (No Server)”.
4.
Type your WPA key in the “Network key” box.
Important:
WPA-PSK is a mixture of numbers and letters from A–Z
and 0–9. For WPA-PSK you can enter eight to 63 characters. This
Network key needs to match the key you assign to your Wireless
Router or access point.
5.
Click “OK” to save the settings.
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Connecting your Computer to a Wireless Network that Requires
WPA (with radius server)
1.
Double-click the “Signal Indicator” icon to bring up the “Wireless
Network” screen. The “Advanced” button will allow you to view
and configure more options of your wireless card.
2.
Under the “Wireless Networks” tab, select a network name from
the “Available networks” list and click “Configure”.
3.
Under “Network Authentication” select WPA.
4.
Under the “Authentication” tab, select the settings that are
indicated by your network administrator.
5.
Click “OK” to save the settings.
Setting Up WPA for a Non-Belkin Wireless Desktop and Wireless
Notebook Cards
For non-Belkin WPA Wireless Desktop and Wireless Notebook
Cards that are not equipped with WPA-enabled software, a file from
Microsoft called “Windows XP Support Patch for Wireless Protected
Access” is available as a free download.
Please Note:
The file that Microsoft has made available works only
with Windows XP. Other operating systems are not supported at
this time.
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Important:
You also need to ensure that the wireless card manufacturer supports WPA
and that you have downloaded and installed the latest driver from their support site.
Supported Operating Systems:
• Windows XP Professional
• Windows XP Home Edition
Setting Up Windows XP Wireless Network Utility to Use WPA-PSK
In order to use WPA-PSK, ensure you are using Windows Wireless Network Utility by
doing the following:
5.
For a home or small business user,
select “WPA-PSK” under “Network
Authentication”.
Note:
Select “WPA” if you are using this
computer to connect to a corporate network
that supports an authentication server such
as a radius server. Please consult your
network administrator for further information.
1.
Under Windows XP, click “Start >
Control Panel >
Network Connections”.
2.
Right-click on “Wireless Network
Connection”, and
select “Properties”.
3.
Clicking on the “Wireless Networks”
tab will display the following
screen. Ensure the “Use Windows
to configure my wireless network
settings” check box is checked.
4.
Under the “Wireless Networks” tab,
click the “Configure” button, and you
will see the following screen.
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Select “TKIP” or “AES” under “Data Encryption”. This setting will have to be
identical to the Router that you set up.
7.
Type in your encryption key in the
“Network Key” box.
Important:
Enter your Pre-Shared key.
This can be from eight to 63 characters
and can be letters, numbers, or symbols.
This same key must be used on all of the
clients that you set up.
8.
Click “OK” to apply settings.
Wireless Bridge
Wireless Bridging or Wireless Distribution System (WDS) is used to connect Wireless
Routers and Access points together to extend a network.
Click on the Drop
down menu next
to ‘Bridge Mode’
to select either:
Auto:
Automatically scan
for Access Points
to connect to.
Once the scan is
complete a list of
available Access
Points will appear.
Simply select the
Access Point to
bridge to by ticking
the box. Please
note that the area
scan can take a
few seconds.
Manual:
To enter the wireless MAC address(es) of the Access Points to bridge with, manually.
Disabled:
To disable Wireless Bridging

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