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wireless equipment must be upgraded to support it. These updates will be found
on your wireless vendor's website. There are three types of WPA security: WPA-
PSK (no server), WPA (with radius server), and WPA2
WPA-PSK (no server) uses what is known as a pre-shared key as the network
key. A network key is a password that is between eight and 63 characters long. It
can be a combination of letters, numbers, or characters. Each client uses the
same network key to access the network. Typically, this is the mode that will be
used in a home
environment.
WPA (with radius server) works best in a business environment, in which a
radius server automatically distributes the network key to clients.
WPA2 requires Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) for encryption of data,
which offers much greater security than WPA. WPA uses both Temporal Key
Integrity Protocol (TKIP) and (AES) for encryption.
For a list of Belkin wireless products that support WPA, please visit our website
at www.belkin.com/networking.
Most Wi-Fi products ship with security turned off. So once you have your network
working, you need to activate WEP or WPA and make sure all your wireless
devices are sharing the same network key.
The following diagram shows the effect of not having the correct network key
throughout your network.
Diagram:
Network key=
MyPassword
Wireless G Desktop Card
Network key=
MyPassword
Wireless G Router
Network key=
MyPassword
Wireless G Notebook Card
Network key=
WRONG Password
Wireless G Desktop Card
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