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Con WPA-Personal (Bridge Mode

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Section 4 - Security Configure WPA-Personal (Bridge Mode) It is recommended to enable encryption on your wireless Access Point before your wireless network adapters. Please establish wireless connectivity before enabling encryption. Your wireless signal may degrade when enabling encryption due to the added overhead. 1. Log into the web-based configuration by opening a web browser and entering the IP address of the access point (192.168.0.50). Click Setup and then Wireless Settings on the left side. 2. Select Enable WPA/WPA2 Wireless Security (enhanced) from the Security Mode drop-down menu. 3. Select TKIP, or AES from the Cipher Type drop-down menu. 4. Select PSK from the PSK / EAP drop-down menu. 5. Enter a key (passphrase) in the Network Key field. The key is entered as a pass-phrase in either ASCII or HEX format. If using ASCII format the pass-phrase must be between 8-63 characters. If using HEX format the pass-phrase must be 64 characters. The ASCII or HEX pass-phrase must be the same at both ends of the wireless connection. 6. Click Save Settings to save your settings. If you are configuring the Access Point with a wireless adapter, you will lose connectivity until you enable WPA-PSK on your adapter and enter the same passphrase as you did on the Access Point. D-Link DAP-1525 User Manual 69

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D-Link DAP-1525 User Manual
Section 4 - Security
Configure WPA-Personal (Bridge Mode)
It is recommended to enable encryption on your wireless Access Point before your wireless network adapters. Please establish
wireless connectivity before enabling encryption. Your wireless signal may degrade when enabling encryption due to the
added overhead.
1. Log into the web-based configuration by opening a web
browser and entering the IP address of the access point
(192.168.0.50). Click
Setup
and then
Wireless Settings
on
the left side.
2. Select
Enable WPA/WPA2 Wireless Security (enhanced)
from the
Security Mode
drop-down menu.
3. Select
TKIP
, or
AES
from the
Cipher Type
drop-down menu.
4. Select
PSK
from the
PSK / EAP
drop-down menu.
5. Enter a key (passphrase) in the
Network Key
field. The key is entered as a pass-phrase in either ASCII or HEX format. If using
ASCII format the pass-phrase must be between 8-63 characters. If using HEX format the pass-phrase must be 64 characters.
The ASCII or HEX pass-phrase must be the same at both ends of the wireless connection.
6. Click
Save Settings
to save your settings. If you are configuring the Access Point with a wireless adapter, you will lose
connectivity until you enable WPA-PSK on your adapter and enter the same passphrase as you did on the Access Point.