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Troubleshooting Table of Contents sections 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Problem: Do Belkin products support WPA/WPA2? Solution: To use WPA security, all your clients must be upgraded to drivers and software that support it. At the time of this FAQ publication, a security patch download is available, for free, from Microsoft. This patch works only with the Windows XP operating system. Download the patch here: Download the patch here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloadS/details. aspx?FamilyID=662bb74d-e7c1-48d6-95ee-1459234f4483 You also need to download the latest driver for your Belkin 802.11g Wireless 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. Download the latest driver at http://www.belkin.com/support Problem: I am having difficulty setting up Wireless Protected Access (WPA) security on my Belkin Router for a home network. Solution: 1. From the "Security Mode" drop-down menu, select "WPA-PSK (no server)". 2. Enter your pre-shared key. This can be from eight to 63 characters and can be letters, numbers, symbols, or spaces. This same key must be used on all of the clients that you set up. For example, your PSK might be something like: "Smith family network key". 3. Click "Apply Changes" to finish. You must now set all clients to match these settings. Enhanced Wireless Router 87

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TROUBLESHOOTING
Problem:
Do Belkin products support WPA/WPA2?
Solution:
To use WPA security, all your clients must be upgraded to drivers and
software that support it� At the time of this FAQ publication, a security
patch download is available, for free, from Microsoft� This patch works
only with the Windows XP operating system� Download the patch here:
Download the patch here:
http://www�microsoft�com/downloadS/details�
aspx?FamilyID=662bb74d-e7c1-48d6-95ee-1459234f4483
You also need to download the latest driver for your Belkin 802�11g
Wireless 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�
Download the latest driver at
http://www�belkin�com/support
Problem:
I am having difficulty setting up Wireless Protected Access (WPA)
security on my Belkin Router for a home network�
Solution:
1�
From the “Security Mode” drop-down menu, select “WPA-PSK
(no server)”�
2�
Enter your pre-shared key� This can be from eight to 63 characters
and can be letters, numbers, symbols, or spaces� This same key
must be used on all of the clients that you set up� For example,
your PSK might be something like: “Smith family network key”�
3�
Click “Apply Changes” to finish� You must now set all clients to
match these settings�