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Configure WPA-Personal (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
Setup
and then
click
Wireless Settings
on the left side.
2.
Next to
Security Mode
, select
WPA-Personal
.
3.
Next to
WPA Mode
, select
Auto
,
WPA2 Only
, or
WPA Only
. Use
Auto
if you
have wireless clients using both WPA and WPA2.
4.
Next to
Group Key Update Interval
, enter the amount of time before the group
key used for broadcast and multicast data is changed (3600 is default).
5.
Next to
Pre-Shared Key
, enter a key (passphrase). The key is entered as a
pass-phrase in ASCII format at both ends of the wireless connection. The
pass-phrase must be between 8-63 characters.
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-PSK
on your adapter and enter the same passphrase as you did on the router.
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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
Setup
and
then click
Wireless Settings
on the left side.
2.
Next to
Security Mode
, select
WPA-Enterprise
.
3.
Next to
WPA Mode
, select
Auto
,
WPA2 Only
, or
WPA Only
. Use
Auto
if you
have wireless clients using both WPA and WPA2.
4.
Next to
Group Key Update Interval
, enter the amount of time before the group
key used for broadcast and multicast data is changed (3600 is default).
5.
Next to
Authentication Timeout
, enter the amount of time before a client is
required to re-authenticate (60 minutes is default).
6.
Next to
RADIUS Server IP Address
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.
If the
MAC Address Authentication
box is selected then the user will need
to connect from the same computer whenever logging into the wireless
network.
Configure WPA-Enterprise (RADIUS)
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10. Click
Advanced
to enter settings for a secondary RADIUS Server.
11. Click
Apply Settings
to save your settings.
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Using Windows
®
7 and WPS for Wireless Configuration
The following steps allow you to configure your DIR-857 wireless network settings using Windows
®
7 through WPS.
1. Click the
Start
button and select
Computer
from the Start menu.
2. Click the
Network
option.
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3. Double-click the DIR-857 router.
4. Input the WPS PIN number (displayed in the
Advanced > Wi-Fi Protected
Setup
section in the Router’s Web UI) and click
Next
.
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