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Section 4 - Security

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 Settings

on the left side.

2. Next to

Security Mode

, select

Enable

WEP Security

.

3. Next to

Authentication

, select

Shared Key

.

4. Select either

64-bit

or

128-bit

encryption from the drop-down

menu next to

WEP Encryption

.

5. Next to

Key Type

, select either

Hex

or

ASCII

.

Hex (recommended) - Letters A-F and numbers 0-9 are valid.

ASCII - All numbers and letters are valid.

6. Next to

Key 1

, enter a WEP key that you create. Make sure you

enter this key exactly on all your wireless devices. You may enter

up to 4 different keys.

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 WEP on your adapter and enter the same WEP key as you did on the router.

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Section 4 - Security

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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Section 4 - Security

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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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.

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Configure WEP

It is recommended to enable WEP 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 WEP key being used.

2.

Highlight the wireless network (SSID) you would like to

connect to and click

Connect

.

1.

Open the Windows

®

XP Wireless Utility by right-clicking

on the wireless computer icon in your system tray

(lower-right corner of screen). Select

View Available

Wireless Networks

.