Belkin F5D8231-4v4 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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Router PIN: If an external registrar is available, you may enter

in the Router’s PIN to the registrar. Click “Generate New PIN”

to change the PIN from the default value. Click “Restore Default

PIN” to reset the PIN value.

Push Button Configuration (PBC) Method: PBC is an alternate

method to connect to a WPS network. Push the PBC button

located on the back of the Router for three seconds, and then

initiate the PBC on the client device. Alternatively, push the “Start

PBC” soft button to start this process.

Manual Configuration Method: This section lists the default

security settings if not using WPS.

The Router features WPA2, which is the second generation of the

WPA

™

based 802.11i standard. It offers a higher level of wireless

security by combining advanced network authentication and stronger

Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) encryption methods.

WPA2 Requirements

IMPORTANT:

In order to use WPA2 security, all your computers and

wireless client adapters must be upgraded with patches, driver, and

client utility software that supported WPA2. At the time of this User

Manual’s publication, a couple security patches are available, for

free download, from Microsoft

. These patches work only with the

Windows XP operating system. Other operating systems are not

supported at this time.

For Windows XP computers that do not have Service Pack 2

(SP2), a file from Microsoft called “Windows XP Support Patch

for Wireless Protected Access (KB 826942)” is available for free

download at http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=826942

For Windows XP with Service Pack 2, Microsoft has released

a free download to update the wireless client components to

support WPA2 (KB893357). The update is available from:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=893357

IMPORTANT:

You also need to ensure that all your wireless client

cards/adapters support WPA2, and that you have downloaded and

installed the latest driver. Most of the Belkin wireless cards have

driver updates available for download from the Belkin support site:

www.belkin.com/networking.

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Setting WPA/WPA2-Personal (PSK)

Like WPA security, WPA2 is available in both WPA2-Personal (PSK)

mode and WPA2-Enterprise (RADIUS) mode. Typically, WPA2-Personal

(PSK) is the mode that will be used in a home environment, while

WPA2-Enterprise (RADIUS) is implemented in a business environment

where an external radius server distributes the network key to the

clients automatically. This guide will focus on WPA2-Personal (PSK)

usage. Please refer to the User Manual for more information about

wireless security and different types of wireless security.

After you’ve set up your Router, go to the “Security” page under

“Wireless” and select “WPA/WPA2-Personal (PSK)” from the

“Security Mode” drop-down menu.

For “Authentication”, select “WPA-PSK”, “WPA2-PSK”, or

“WPA-PSK + WPA2-PSK”. This setting will have to be identical

on the wireless clients that you set up. “WPA-PSK + WPA2-PSK”

mode will allow the Router to support clients running either WPA

or WPA2 security.

“Encryption Technique”, select “TKIP”,

“AES”, or “TKIP+AES”.

This setting will have to be identical on the wireless clients that

you set up.

Enter your pre-shared key (PSK). 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 wireless clients that you set up.

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

network key”. Click “Apply Changes” to finish. You must now set

all wireless clients to match these settings.

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IMPORTANT:

Make sure your wireless computers are updated to work

with WPA2 and have the correct settings to get proper connection to

the Router.

Setting WPA Security

Note:

To use WPA security, your wireless network cards must be

equipped with software that supports WPA. At the time this User Manual

was published, a security patch from Microsoft is available for free

download. This patch works only with Windows XP.

Your Router supports WPA-PSK (no server). WPA-PSK uses what is

known as a pre-shared key as the security key. A pre-shared key is

basically a password that is between eight and 39 characters long. It

can be a combination of letters, numbers, or characters. Each client

uses the same key to access the network. Typically this is the mode

that will be used in a home environment.

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Setting WPA-PSK

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

(no server)”.

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

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

Enter your pre-shared key. This can be from eight to 39

characters and can be letters, numbers, or symbols. This same

key must be used on all of the clients that you set up.

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

match these settings.

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Setting WEP Encryption

Note to Mac users:

The “Passphrase” option will not operate with

Apple

AirPort

. To configure encryption for your Mac computer, set the

encryption using the manual method described in the next section.

Select “128-bit WEP” or “64-bit WEP” from the drop-down menu.

After selecting your WEP encryption mode, you can enter your

WEP key manually by typing in the hex values in the space

provided, or you can type 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.

Encryption in the Router is now set. Each of your computers on

your wireless network will now need to be configured with the

same passphrase. Refer to the documentation of your wireless

network adapter for information on making this change.

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