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Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS): Enabled or Disabled.
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Personal Identification Number (PIN) Method: In this method,
a wireless client wishing to access your network must supply an
8-digit PIN to the Router. After clicking “Enroll”, you must start the
WPS handshaking procedure from the client within two minutes.
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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.
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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 to be set up if not using WPS.
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
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. 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
For Windows XP with Service Pack 2, Microsoft has
released a free download to update the wireless client
components to support WPA2 (KB971021). The update is
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)
Both WPA and WPA2 are available in Personal (PSK) mode and
Enterprise (RADIUS) mode. Typically, Personal (PSK) is the mode
that will be used in a home environment, while Enterprise (RADIUS) is
implemented in a business environment where an external radius server
distributes the network key to the clients automatically. Your Router
supports WPA/WPA2-Personal (PSK).
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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.
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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.
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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. 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.
IMPORTANT:
Make sure your wireless computers are updated to
work with WPA or WPA2, and have the correct settings to get proper
connection to the Router.
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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-Personal (PSK), which uses what is known
as a pre-shared key (PSK) as the security key. A pre-shared key is
basically a password that is between eight and 63 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.
Setting WPA-PSK
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From the “Security Mode” drop-down menu, select
“WPA/WPA-Personal (PSK)”.
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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.
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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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encryption using the manual method described in the next section.
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Select “128-bit WEP” or “64-bit WEP” from the drop-down menu.
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After selecting your WEP encryption mode, you can enter you WEP
key manually by typing in the hex WEP key manually, 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.
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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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Using a Hexadecimal Key
A hexadecimal key is a mixture of numbers and letters from A–F and
0–9. 64-bit keys are 10 digits long and can be divided into five two-digit
numbers. 128-bit keys are 26 digits long and can be divided into 13
two-digit numbers.
For instance:
AF 0F 4B C3 D4 = 64-bit key
C3 03 0F AF 0F 4B B2 C3 D4 4B C3 D4 E7 = 128-bit key
In the boxes below, make up your key by writing in two characters
between A–F and 0–9. You will use this key to program the encryption
settings on your Router and your wireless computers.
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 product to see which version you are
using. If you cannot configure your network with 128-bit encryption, try
64-bit encryption.
Using the Access Point Mode
Note:
This advanced feature should be employed by advanced users
only. The Router can be configured to work as a wireless network
access point. Using this mode will defeat the NAT IP sharing feature and
DHCP server. In AP mode, the Router will need to be configured with an
IP address that is in the same subnet as the rest of the network that you
will bridge to. The default IP address is 192.168.2.254 and subnet mask
is 255.255.255.0. These can be customized for your need.
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Enable the AP mode my selecting “Enable” in the “Use as Access
Point only” page. When you select this option, you will be able to
change the IP settings.
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Set your IP settings to match your network. Click “Apply Changes”.
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Connect a cable from the WAN port on the Router to your
existing network.
The Router is now acting as an access point. To access the Router
advanced user interface again, type the IP address you specified into
your browser’s navigation bar. You can set the encryption settings,
MAC address filtering, SSID, and channel normally.

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