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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.
4.
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.
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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
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:
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.
1.
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.
2.
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.
3.
“Encryption Technique”, select “TKIP”,
“AES”, or “TKIP+AES”.
This setting will have to be identical on the wireless clients that
you set up.
4.
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
1.
From the “Security Mode” drop-down menu, select “WPA-PSK
(no server)”.
2.
For “Encryption Technique”, select “TKIP” or “AES”. This setting
will have to be identical on the clients that you set up.
3.
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.
4.
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
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AirPort
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. To configure encryption for your Mac computer, set the
encryption using the manual method described in the next section.
1.
Select “128-bit WEP” or “64-bit WEP” from the drop-down menu.
2.
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.
3.
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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