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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�

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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� Your Router supports WPA2-Personal (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�

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After you’ve set up your Router, go to the “Security”

under

“Wireless” and select “WPA/WPA2-Personal (PSK)” from the

“Security Mode” drop-down menu

(1)

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For “Authentication”, select “WPA-PSK”, “WPA2-PSK”, or “WPA-

PSK + WPA2-PSK”

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� 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)

(3)

� 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”

(4)

to finish� You must now set all

wireless 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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AirPort

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� To configure encryption for your Mac computer, set the 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�

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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�

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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�