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Changing the Wireless Security Settings
Your router is equipped with WPA (Wireless Protected Access), the
latest wireless security standard. It also supports the legacy security
standard, WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy). By default, wireless security
is disabled. To enable security, you must first determine which standard
you want to use. To access the security settings, click “Security” on
the “Wireless” tab.
WEP Setup
Note: To use WPA security, all your clients must be upgraded to drivers
and software that support it. At the time of this manual’s publication, a
security patch download is available, for free, from Microsoft. This patch
works only with the Windows XP operating system. You also need to
download the latest driver for your Belkin Wireless G Desktop or Notebook
Network Card from the Belkin support site. Other operating systems are
not supported at this time. Microsoft’s patch only supports devices with
WPA-enabled drivers such as Belkin 802.11g products. There are two
types of WPA security: WPA-PSK (no server) and WPA (with radius server).
WPA-PSK (no server) uses a so-called pre-shared key as the security key.
A pre-shared key is a password that is between eight and 63 characters
long. It can be a combination of letters, numbers, and other characters.
Each client uses the same key to access the network. Typically, this
mode will be used in a home environment. WPA (with radius server) is a
configuration in which a radius server distributes the keys to the clients
automatically. This is typically used in a business environment.