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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°
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 two 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°
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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/kb/826942
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 available from:
http://support°microsoft°com/kb/917021
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°
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°
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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°
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°
For “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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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
IMPORTANT:
Make sure your wireless computers are updated to work
with WPA2 and have the correct settings to get proper connection to
the Router°
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 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°
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°
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Guest Access:
This option allows guest users access to the Internet
while keeping them away from your private network° By default, this
option is disabled° Guest users should connect to the Belkin N+
Guest network°
Security options for Guest Access:
Hotel Style:
Users will be redirected to a hotel-style landing page when
they first try to access the Internet° They must correctly enter in the
passphrase to log in°
WPA/WPA2-PSK:
This option is similar to the security mode for the
main router network° Users must correctly enter the PSK in order to join
the guest network°

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