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Changing the Wireless security settings
Your Router is equipped wit h the latest secu rity standard c alled Wi-Fi
Protected Access 2 (W PA2) and the legacy security stand ard called
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)� Your Router also supports the W i-Fi
Protected Setup™ (WPS) spe cification, which simplifies the s etup of a
wireless network� WPS uses familiar me thodologies, suc h as typing in
a Personal Identifica tion Number (PIN) or pushing a but ton, to enable
users to automatically configure networ k names and stro ng WPA/WPA2
data encryption and authentication� By default, wireles s security is
disabled� To enable secur ity, you will need to determine which s tandard
you want to use� To access th e security set tings, click “Sec urity” on the
“Wireless” tab�
Using Wi-fi Protected setup
WPS uses WPA2 (describe d below) for encr yption� It does n ot provide
additional security, but rather, standardize s the method for s ecuring
your wireless network � You may use either th e Push Button (S/ W)
Configuration (PBC) meth od or PIN method to allow a device acc ess to
your wireless network � Conceptually, the t wo methods work as follows:
PBC: Click the “Start PBC ” button located on the WPS user in terface
page of your Router� Then, i nitiate the WPS proc edure on the clie nt
device within two minute s� Refer to your cli ent’s documentation on this
procedure� Clicking th e “Start PBC” bu tton will automatic ally enable
WPS� The client has now been securely a dded to your wirele ss network�
PIN: The client device ha s a PIN number (eig ht digits) that is a ssociated
with WPS� Enable WPS thro ugh the user inte rface shown below� E nter
the client’s PIN into the Rou ter’s internal regis trar (accessed t hrough
this user interface)� T he client will be automatically enr olled into your
wireless network with in two minutes�