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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”
(2)
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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)
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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�
(1)
(2)
(3)
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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�
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�
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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�

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