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Log into your Wireless Router or Access Point�

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Open your web browser and type in the IP address of the Wireless

Router or Access Point� (The Router default is 192�168�2�1, the

802�11g Access Point is 192�168�2�254�) Log into your Router by

clicking on the “Login” button in the top right-hand corner of the

screen� You will be asked to enter your password� If you never set a

password, leave the password field blank and click “Submit”�

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Click the “Wireless” tab on the left of your screen� Select the

“Encryption” or “Security” tab to get to the security settings page�

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Select “128-bit WEP” from the drop-down menu�

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After selecting your WEP encryption mode, you can type in your

hex WEP key manually, or you can type in a passphrase in the

“Passphrase” field and click “Generate” to create a WEP key from

the passphrase� Click “Apply Changes” to finish� You must now set

all of your clients to match these settings� A hex (hexadecimal) key

is a mixture of numbers and letters from A–F and 0–9� For 128-bit

WEP, you need to enter 26 hex keys�

For example: C3 03 0F AF 4B B2 C3 D4 4B C3 D4 E7 E4 = 128-bit key

Problem:

I am having difficulty setting up Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) security on a Belkin Router or Belkin Access Point�

Solution:

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Click “Apply Changes” to finish� Encryption in the Wireless Router

is now set� Each of your computers on your wireless network will

now need to be configured with the same security settings�

WARNING:

If you are configuring the Wireless Router or Access Point

from a computer with a wireless client, you will need to ensure that

security is turned on for this wireless client� If this is not done, you will

lose your wireless connection�

Note to Mac users:

Original Apple AirPort products support 64-bit

encryption only� Apple AirPort 2 products can support 64-bit or 128-bit

encryption� Please check your Apple AirPort product to see which

version you are using� If you cannot configure your network with 128-bit

encryption, try 64-bit encryption�

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Problem:

I am having difficulty setting up Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) security on a Belkin Wireless Card�

Solution:

The Wireless Card must use the same key as the Wireless Router or Access Point� For instance, if your Wireless Router or Access Point uses the key

00112233445566778899AABBCC, then the Wireless Card must be set to the exact same key�

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Double-click the “Signal Indicator” icon to bring up the “Wireless

Network” screen�

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The “Advanced” button will allow you to view and configure more

options of the card�

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Once the “Advanced” button is clicked, the Belkin Wireless LAN

Utility will appear� This Utility will allow you to manage all the

advanced features of the Belkin Wireless Card�

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Under the “Wireless Network Properties” tab, select a

network name from the “Available networks” list and click the

“Properties” button�

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Under “Data Encryption” select “WEP”�

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Ensure the check box “The 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�

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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 keys� This

network key needs to match the key you assign to your Wireless

Router or Access Point�

For example: C3 03 0F AF 4B B2 C3 D4 4B C3 D4 E7 E4 = 128-bit key

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Click “OK”, and then “Apply” to save the settings�

If you are NOT using a Belkin Wireless Card, please consult the

manufacturer for that card’s user manual�

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Problem:

Do Belkin products support WPA?

Solution:

Note:

To use WPA security, all your clients must be upgraded to drivers

and software that support it� At the time of this FAQ publication, a

security patch download is available, for free, from Microsoft� This patch

works only with the Windows XP operating system�

Download the patch here:

http://www�microsoft�com/downloads/details�aspx?FamilyID=009d8425-

ce2b-47a4-abec-274845dc9e91&displaylang=en

You also need to download the latest driver for your Belkin 802�11g

Wireless Desktop Network Card or Notebook Network Card from the

Belkin support site� Other operating systems are not supported at this

time� Microsoft’s patch only supports devices with WPA-enabled drivers

such as Belkin 802�11g products�

Download the latest driver at

http://www�belkin�com/uk/support/tech/index�asp

Problem:

I am having difficulty setting up Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) security

on a Belkin Wireless Router or Belkin Access Point for a home network�

Solution:

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From the “Security Mode” drop-down menu, select “WPA-PSK

(no server)”�

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For “Encryption Technique”, select “TKIP” or “AES”� This setting

will have to be identical on the clients that you set up�

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Enter your pre-shared key (PSK)� This can be from eight to 63

characters and can be letters, numbers, or symbols or spaces�

This same key must be used on all of the clients that you set up�

For example, your PSK might be something like: “Smith family

network key”�

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Click “Apply Changes” to finish� You must now set all clients to

match these settings�

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Problem:

I am having difficulty setting up Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) security on a Belkin Wireless Router or Belkin Access Point for a business�

Solution:

If your network uses a radius server to distribute keys to the clients, use this setting� This is typically used in a business environment�

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From the “Security Mode” drop-down menu, select “WPA

(with server)”�

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For “Encryption Technique”, select “TKIP” or “AES”� This setting

will have to be identical on the clients that you set up�

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Enter the IP address of the radius server into the “Radius

Server” fields�

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Enter the radius key into the “Radius Key” field�

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Enter the key interval� Key interval is how often the keys are

distributed (in packets)�

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Click “Apply Changes” to finish� You must now set all clients to

match these settings�

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Problem:

I am having difficulty setting up Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) security on a Belkin Wireless Card for a home network�

Solution:

Clients must use the same key that the wireless router or access point uses� For instance if the key is “Smith Family Network Key” in the wireless

router or access point, the clients must also use that same key�

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�

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Double-click the “Signal Indicator” icon to bring up the “Wireless

Network” screen�

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The “Advanced” button will allow you to view and configure more

options of the Card�

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Once the “Advanced” button is clicked, the Belkin Wireless LAN

Utility will appear� This Utility will allow you to manage all the

advanced features of the Belkin Wireless Card�

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Under the “Wireless Network Properties” tab, select a

network name from the “Available networks” list and click the

“Properties” button�

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Under “Network Authentication” select “WPA-PSK (no server)�

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Type your WPA key in the “Network key” box�

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Click “OK, then “Apply” to save the settings�