Belkin F5D8073 - Manual (Page 25)

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Using the Belkin Wireless Networking Utility
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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) 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.
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.
Configuring your Adapter to use Security
At this point, you should already have your wireless router (or access point) set
to use WPA or WEP. In order for you to gain wireless connection, you will need
to set your N Wireless ExpressCard Adapter to use the same security settings.