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Configure WPA-Personal (AP Mode)

It is recommended to enable encryption on your wireless access point before your wireless network adapters. Please

establish wireless connectivity before enabling encryption. Your wireless signal may degrade when enabling encryption

due to the added overhead.

1. Log into the web-based configuration by opening a web browser

and entering the IP address of the access point (192.168.0.50).

Click on Setup and then click Wireless Settings on the left

side.

2. Next to

Security Mode in the Wireless Security Mode section

,

select

WPA-Personal.

3. Next to

WPA Mode in the WPA section

, select Auto (WPA or

WPA2), WPA2 Only, or WPA Only. Use Auto if you have

wireless clients using both WPA and WPA2.

4. Next to Cipher Type, select TKIP, AES, or TKIP and AES.

5. Next to

Group Key Update Interval

, enter the amount of time before the group key used for broadcast and multicast

data is changed.

6. Next to the

Pre-Shared Key

section, enter a key in the Passphrase field. The key is entered as a passphrase in ASCII

format at both ends of the wireless connection. The passphrase must be between 8-63 characters.

7. Click

Save Settings

at the top of the window to save your settings. If you are configuring the access point with a

wireless adapter, you will lose connectivity until you enable WPA-PSK on your adapter and enter the same passphrase

as you did on the access point.

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It is recommended to enable encryption on your wireless access point before your wireless network adapters. Please

establish wireless connectivity before enabling encryption. Your wireless signal may degrade when enabling encryption

due to the added overhead.

1. Log into the web-based configuration by opening a web browser

and entering the IP address of the access point (192.168.0.50).

Click on

Setup

and then click

Wireless Settings

on the left

side.

2. Next to

Security Mode in the Wireless Security Mode section

,

select

WPA-Enterprise.

3. Next to

WPA Mode in the WPA section

, select

Auto (WPA

or WPA2), WPA2 Only, or WPA

Only. Use Auto if you have

wireless clients using both WPA and WPA2.

4. Next to Cipher Type, select

TKIP, AES, or TKIP

and

AES

.

5. Next to

Group Key Update Interval

, enter the amount of time before the group key used for broadcast and multicast

data is changed.

6. Next to

RADIUS Server IP Address

in the EAP (802.1X) section, enter the IP Address of your RADIUS server.

7. Next to RADIUS Server Port, enter the port you are using with your RADIUS server. 1812 is the default port.

8. Next to

RADIUS Server Shared Secret

, enter the security key.

9. Click

Save Settings

at the top of the window to save your settings.

Configure WPA-Enterprise (AP Mode)

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Configure WEP (Bridge Mode)

It is recommended to enable encryption on your wireless access point before your wireless network adapters. Please

establish wireless connectivity before enabling encryption. Your wireless signal may degrade when enabling encryption

due to the added overhead.

1. Log into the web-based configuration by opening a web browser and entering the IP address of the bridge

(192.168.0.50).

Click on

Setup

and then click

Wireless Settings

.

2. For

Security Mode

in the

Wireless Security Mode

section,

select WEP.

3.

Next to WEP Key Length in the WEP section, select both the type

of input (hexidecimal or ASCII) and the level of encryption (64-

bit or 128-bit). Hex - (recommended) Letters A-F and numbers 0-9

are valid.

4. For the Default WEP Key and the first selection on the drop-down menu, WEP Key 1. Enter a WEP key that you

create in the WEP Key value and Verify WEP Key value fields. Make sure you enter this key exactly on all your

wireless devices. You may enter up to 4 different keys using the Default WEP Key drop-down menu.

5. For

Authentication

, select

Open

or

Shared Key

.

6. Click

Save Settings

to save your settings. If you are configuring the access point with a wireless adapter, you will lose

connectivity until you enable WEP on your adapter and enter the same WEP key as you did on the access point.

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Configure WPA-Personal (Bridge Mode)

It is recommended to enable encryption on your wireless access point before your wireless network adapters. Please

establish wireless connectivity before enabling encryption. Your wireless signal may degrade when enabling encryption

due to the added overhead.

1. Log into the web-based configuration by opening a web browser and entering the IP address of the bridge

(192.168.0.50).

Click on

Setup

and then click

Wireless

Settings

on the left side.

2. Next to

Security Mode in the Wireless Security Mode section

,

select

WPA-Personal.

3. Next to

WPA Mode in the WPA section

, select

Auto (WPA

or

WPA2), WPA2 Only, or WPA

Only. Use

Auto

if you have

wireless clients using both WPA and WPA2.

4. Next to Cipher Type, select

TKIP, AES, or TKIP

and

AES

.

5. Next to

Group Key Update Interval

, enter the amount of time before the group key used for broadcast and multicast

data is changed.

6. Next to the

Pre-Shared Key section

, enter a key in the Passphrase field. The key is entered as a passphrase in ASCII

format at both ends of the wireless connection. The passphrase must be between 8-63 characters.

7. Click

Save Settings

at the top of the window to save your settings. If you are configuring the access point with a

wireless adapter, you will lose connectivity until you enable WPA-PSK on your adapter and enter the same passphrase

as you did on the access point.

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Section 5 - Connecting to a Wireless Network

Connect to a Wireless Network

Using Windows

®

XP

Windows

®

XP users may use the built-in wireless utility (Zero Configuration Utility). The following instructions are for

Service Pack 2 users.

If you are using another company’s utility or Windows

®

2000, please refer to the user manual

of your wireless adapter for help with connecting to a wireless network. Most utilities will have a “site survey” option

similar to the Windows

®

XP utility as seen below.

Right-click on the wireless computer icon in your system tray

(lower-right corner next to the time). Select

View Available

Wireless Networks

.

If you receive the

Wireless Networks Detected

bubble, click

on the center of the bubble to access the utility.

or

The utility will display any available wireless networks in your

area. Click on a network (displayed using the SSID) and click

the

Connect

button.

If you get a good signal, but cannot access the Internet,

check you TCP/IP settings for your wireless adapter. Refer

to the

Networking Basics

section in this manual for more

information.