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Configure WPA-Personal PSK - wpa set up

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Section 4 - Security Configure WPA-Personal (PSK) It is recommended to enable encryption on your wireless router 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 router (192.168.0.1). Click on Setup and then click Wireless Settings on the left side and then click the Manual Wireless Network Setup button. 2. Select Enable WPA/WPA2 Wireless Security (enhanced) from the Security Mode drop-down menu. 3. Select Auto(TKIP/AES), TKIP, or AES from the Cipher Type drop-down menu. If you have wireless clients that use both types, use TKIP/ AES. 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 router 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 router. D-Link DIR-412 User Manual 73

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D-Link DIR-412 User Manual
Section 4 - Security
Configure WPA-Personal (PSK)
It is recommended to enable encryption on your wireless router 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 router (192.168.0.1). Click on
Setup
and then click
Wireless Settings
on the left side and then click the
Manual Wireless Network Setup
button.
2. Select
Enable WPA/WPA2 Wireless Security (enhanced)
from the
Security Mode
drop-down menu.
3. Select
Auto(TKIP/AES)
,
TKIP
, or
AES
from the
Cipher Type
drop-down
menu. If you have wireless clients that use both types, use
TKIP/
AES
.
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 router 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 router.