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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
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 Apple
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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.
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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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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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.
1.
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.
2.
Set your IP settings to match your network. Click “Apply Changes”.
3.
Connect a cable from the LAN 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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Setting MAC Address Control
The MAC address filter is a powerful security feature that allows you to specify
which computers are allowed on the wireless network.
Note:
This list applies
only to wireless computers. This list can be configured so any computer
attempting to access the wireless network that is not specified in the filter list
will be denied access. When you enable this feature, you must enter the MAC
address of each client (computer) to which you want to allow network access.
The “Block” feature lets you turn on and off access to the network easily
for any computer without having to add and remove the computer’s MAC
address from the list.
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Setting up an Allow Access List
1.
Select the “Allow” radio button
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to begin setting up a list of
computers allowed to connect to the wireless network.
2.
Next, in the “MAC Address” field that is blank
(2)
, type in the MAC
address of the wireless computer you want to be able to access the
wireless network, then click “<<Add”
(3)
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3.
Continue to do this until all of the computers you want to add have
been entered.
4.
Click “Apply Changes”
(4)
to finish.
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