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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 2 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-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.
Settings
on the left side.
2. Next to
Security Mode
, select
Enable.WPA-Personal.Security
or
Enable.WPA2-Personal.Security
.
3. Next to
Cipher Mode
, select
TKIP,.AES,.
or
.Auto
.
4. Next to
PSK/EAP
, select
PSK
.
5. Next to
Passphrase
, 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. Enter the passphrase again next to
Confirmed Passphrase
.
7. 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 (or WPA2-PSK) on your adapter and enter the same passphrase as you did on the router.
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Configure WPA (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-Personal.Security
or
Enable.WPA2-Personal.Security
.
3. Next to
Cipher Mode
, 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
Apply.Settings
to save your settings.
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Windows® 8
WPA/WPA2
It is recommended to enable wireless security (WPA/WPA2) on your wireless router or access point before configuring your
wireless adapter. If you are joining an existing network, you will need to know the security key (Wi-Fi password) being used.
To join an existing network, locate the wireless network icon in the taskbar, next to the
time display.
Wireless Icon
Clicking on this icon will display a list of wireless networks which are within connecting
proximity of your computer. Select the desired network by clicking on the network name.
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You will then be prompted to enter the network security key (Wi-Fi password) for
the wireless network. Enter the password into the box and click
Next
.
If you wish to use Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) to connect to the router, you can also
press the WPS button on your router at this point to enable the WPS function.
When you have established a successful connection with a wireless network, the word
Connected.
will appear next to the name of the network to which you are connected.
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