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section Using the Web-Based Advanced User Interface 1 3. Router PIN: If an external registrar is available, you may enter in the Router's PIN to the registrar. Click "Generate New PIN" to change the PIN from the default value. Click "Restore Default 2 PIN" to reset the PIN value. 4. Push Button Configuration (PBC) Method: PBC is an alternate 3 method to connect to a WPS network. Push the PBC button located on the back of the Router for three seconds, and then initiate the PBC on the client device. Alternatively, push the "Start 4 PBC" soft button to start this process. 5. Manual Configuration Method: This section lists the default 5 security settings if not using WPS. The Router features WPA2, which is the second generation of the WPA™ based 802.11i standard. It offers a higher level of wireless 6 security by combining advanced network authentication and stronger Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) encryption methods. 7 WPA2 Requirements IMPORTANT: In order to use WPA2 security, all your computers and 8 wireless client adapters must be upgraded with patches, driver, and client utility software that supported WPA2. At the time of this User 9 Manual's publication, a couple security patches are available, for free download, from Microsoft®. These patches work only with the Windows XP operating system. Other operating systems are not 10 supported at this time. For Windows XP computers that do 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://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=826942 For Windows XP with Service Pack 2, Microsoft has released a free download to update the wireless client components to support WPA2 (KB893357). The update is available from: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=893357 IMPORTANT: You also need to ensure that all your wireless client cards/adapters support WPA2, and that you have downloaded and installed the latest driver. Most of the Belkin wireless cards have driver updates available for download from the Belkin support site: www.belkin.com/networking. 47

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Using the Web-Based Advanced User Interface
section
1
9
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
10
3.
Router PIN: If an external registrar is available, you may enter
in the Router’s PIN to the registrar. Click “Generate New PIN”
to change the PIN from the default value. Click “Restore Default
PIN” to reset the PIN value.
4.
Push Button Configuration (PBC) Method: PBC is an alternate
method to connect to a WPS network. Push the PBC button
located on the back of the Router for three seconds, and then
initiate the PBC on the client device. Alternatively, push the “Start
PBC” soft button to start this process.
5.
Manual Configuration Method: This section lists the default
security settings if not using WPS.
The Router features WPA2, which is the second generation of the
WPA
™
based 802.11i standard. It offers a higher level of wireless
security by combining advanced network authentication and stronger
Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) encryption methods.
WPA2 Requirements
IMPORTANT:
In order to use WPA2 security, all your computers and
wireless client adapters must be upgraded with patches, driver, and
client utility software that supported WPA2. At the time of this User
Manual’s publication, a couple security patches are available, for
free download, from Microsoft
®
. These patches work only with the
Windows XP operating system. Other operating systems are not
supported at this time.
For Windows XP computers that do 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
For Windows XP with Service Pack 2, Microsoft has released
a free download to update the wireless client components to
support WPA2 (KB893357). The update is available from:
IMPORTANT:
You also need to ensure that all your wireless client
cards/adapters support WPA2, and that you have downloaded and
installed the latest driver. Most of the Belkin wireless cards have
driver updates available for download from the Belkin support site:
www.belkin.com/networking.