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Configure WEP

It is recommended to enable encryption on your wireless router 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 router (192.168.0.1).

Click on

Wireless Setup

on the left side.

2.

Next to

Security Mode

, select Enable WEP Wireless Security (basic).

3.

Next to

Authentication

, select either Shared Key or Open.

Shared Key is recommended as it provides greater security

when WEP is enabled.

4.

Select either 64Bit or 128Bit encryption from the drop-down

menu next to

WEP Encryption

.

5.

Next to

Default Key Type

, select WEP Key 1 and enter a WEP

key that you create. Make sure you enter this key exactly on

all your wireless devices. You may enter up to four different

keys either using Hex or ASCII. Hex is recommended (letters

A-F and numbers 0-9 are valid). In ASCII all numbers and letters

are valid.

6.

Click

Save Settings

to save your settings. If you are configuring the router 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 router.

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What is WPA?

WPA, or Wi-Fi Protected Access, is a Wi-Fi standard that was designed to improve the security features of WEP (Wired

Equivalent Privacy).

The two major improvements over WEP:

• Improved data encryption through the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP). TKIP scrambles the keys

using a hashing algorithm and, by adding an integrity-checking feature, ensures that the keys haven’t

been tampered with. WPA2 is based on 802.11i and uses Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) instead

of TKIP.

• User authentication, which is generally missing in WEP, through the extensible authentication protocol

(EAP). WEP regulates access to a wireless network based on a computer’s hardware-specific MAC

address, which is relatively simple to be sniffed out and stolen. EAP is built on a more secure public-key

encryption system to ensure that only authorized network users can access the network.

WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK uses a passphrase or key to authenticate your wireless connection. The key is an alpha-numeric

password between 8 and 63 characters long. The password can include symbols (!?*&_) and spaces. This key must

be the exact same key entered on your wireless router or access point.

WPA/WPA2 incorporates user authentication through the Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP). EAP is built on a

more secure public key encryption system to ensure that only authorized network users can access the network.

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Configure WPA/WPA2-PSK

It is recommended to enable encryption on your wireless Router 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 router (192.168.0.1). Click on

Wireless Setup

on the left side.

2.

Next to

Security Mode

, select Enable WPA/WPA2 Wireless

Security (enhanced).

3.

Next to

Cipher Mode

, select TKIP,

AES,

or

Auto.

4.

Next to

PSK/EAP

, select PSK.

5.

Next to

Network Key

, enter a key (passphrase). The key is an alpha-numeric password

between 8 and 63 characters long. The password can include symbols (!?*&_) and spaces.

Make sure you enter this key exactly the same on all other wireless clients.

6.

Click

Save Settings

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

connectivity until you enable WPA/WPA2-PSK on your adapter and enter the same passphrase as you did on the

Router.

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Configure WPA/WPA2 (RADIUS)

It is recommended to enable encryption on your wireless router 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 router (192.168.0.1).

Click on

Wireless Settings

on the left side.

2.

Next to

Security Mode

, select Enable WPA Only Wireless Security (enhanced), Enable WPA2 Only Wireless Security

(enhanced), or Enable WPA/WPA2 Wireless Security (enhanced).

3.

Next to

Cipher Type

, select TKIP, AES,

or

Auto.

4.

Next to

PSK/EAP

, select EAP.

5.

Next to

RADIUS Server 1

enter the

IP Address

of

your RADIUS server.

6.

Next to

Port

, enter the port you are using with your

RADIUS server. 1812 is the default port.

7.

Next to

Shared Secret

, enter the security key.

8.

If you have a secondary RADIUS server, enter its IP

address, port, and secret key.

9.

Click

Save Settings

to save your settings.

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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.