Belkin G Wireless Modem Router PM01218ea F5D7634-4 User Manual

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For a Windows XP computer that does not have Service Pack 2 (SP2),

a file from Microsoft called “Windows XP Support Patch for Wireless

Protected Access (KB 826942)” is available for free download at

http://

wwwmicrosoftcom/downloads/detailsaspx?displaylang=en&familyid=0

09D8425-CE2B-47A4-ABEC-274845DC9E91

For Windows XP computers with SP2, Microsoft has released a free

download to update the wireless client components to support WPA2

(KB893357) The update can be downloaded from:

http://wwwmicrosoft

com/downloads/detailsaspx?FamilyID=662bb74d-e7c1-48d6-95ee-

1459234f4483&DisplayLang=en

IMPoRTanT:

You also need to ensure that all your wireless client

cards and adapters support WPA2, and that you have downloaded

and installed the latest driver Most of the Belkin wireless cards

have updated drivers available for download from the Belkin support

site: wwwbelkincom/networking For a list of Belkin wireless

products that support WPA/WPA2, please visit our website at

wwwbelkincom/networking

sharing the same network Keys

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

your wireless networking devices are sharing the same network key

Using a Hexadecimal Key

A hexadecimal key is a mixture of numbers and letters from A–F

and 0–9 64-bit keys are five 2-digit numbers 128-bit keys are 13

2-digit numbers

For instance:

AF 0F 4B C3 D4 = 64-bit key

C3 03 0F AF 0F 4B B2 C3 D4 4B C3 D4 E7 = 128-bit key

In the boxes below, make up your key by writing in two characters

between A–F and 0–9 in each box You will use this key to program the

encryption settings on your Router and your wireless computers

note to Mac users: Original Apple

AirPort

products support 64-bit

encryption only Apple AirPort 2 products can support 64-bit or 128-bit

encryption Please check your product to see which version you are

using If you cannot configure your network with 128-bit encryption, try

64-bit encryption