Belkin F5D8632-4v1 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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Using Wi-Fi Protected Setup

WPS uses WPA2 for encryption° It does not provide additional security,

but rather, standardizes the method for securing your wireless network°

You may use either the Push Button Configuration (PBC) method

or PIN method to allow a device access to your wireless network°

Conceptually, the two methods work as follows:

PBC: Push the “menu” button on the keypad on the front of the Router°

Select “Wireless Security” by pressing the “OK” button° Select “Push

Button Security”, followed by the “New Connection” option° Then,

initiate the WPS procedure on the client device within two minutes°

Refer to your client’s documentation on this procedure° Pushing the

PBC button will automatically enable WPS° The client has now been

securely added to your wireless network°

PIN: The client device has a PIN number (either four or eight

digits) that is associated with WPS° Enable WPS through the

screen illustrated below° Enter the client’s PIN into the Router’s

internal registrar (accessed through this screen)° The client will be

automatically enrolled into your wireless network within two minutes°

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1.

Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS): Enabled or Disabled°

2.

Personal Identification Number (PIN) Method: In this method, a

wireless client wishing to access your network must supply a

4- or 8-digit PIN to the Router° After clicking “Enroll”, you must

start the WPS handshaking procedure from the client within

two minutes°

3.

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°

5.

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

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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°

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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 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°

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.

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°

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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