Belkin F5D9000 User Manual page 29

Using the Belkin Wireless Networking Utility
WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access)
WPA WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) 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) 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.
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.
Setting up your Belkin Wireless Router
(or Access Point) to use Security
To start using security, you need to first enable WEP or WPA for your wireless
router (or access point). For Belkin Wireless Routers (or Access Points), these
security features can be configured by using the web-based interface. See your
wireless router's (or access point's) manual for directions on how to access the
management interface.
IMPORTANT: You must now set all wireless network cards/adapters to
match these settings.
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