Belkin F5D7050_v3 User Manual page 27

Using the Belkin Wireless Networking Utility
Wi-Fi Protected Access™ (WPA)
WPA is a new Wi-Fi standard that improves upon the security features of WEP .
To use WPA security, the drivers and software of your 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) is a system where a radius server distributes
the network key to the clients automatically . This is typically found in a
business environment .
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 .
Wireless G Router
The network adapter cannot access the network because it uses a different network key than
the one configured on the wireless router.
IMPORTANT: You must now set all wireless network cards/adapters to
match these settings .
Network key=
MyPassword
Network key= Network key=
MyPassword MyPassword
Network key=
WRONG Password
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Wireless G
Desktop Card
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Notebook Card
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Desktop Card
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