Motorola SBG900 Configuring a Wireless Client for WPA, Configuring a Wireless Client for WEP

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Configuration: Basic Gateway TCP/IP Wireless USB

Configuring a Wireless Client for WPA

If you enabled WPA and set a PSK Passphrase by Configuring WPA on the SBG900, you must configure the same passphrase (key) on each wireless client. The SBG900 cannot authenticate a client if:

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WPA is enabled on the SBG900 but not on the client

The client passphrase does not match the SBG900 PSK Passphrase

For information about the WPA support in Windows XP, visit:

WPA Wireless Security for Home Networks	http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsXP/expertzone/columns/
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Overview of the WPA Wireless Security Update in	http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=815485
Windows XP

You can download the Microsoft Windows XP Support Patch for WPA from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=009D8425-CE2B-47A4-ABEC-274845DC9E91&disp laylang=en.

Caution!

Never provide the PSK Passphrase to anyone who is not authorized to use your WLAN.

Configuring a Wireless Client for WEP

If you enabled WEP and set a key by Configuring WEP on the SBG900, you must configure the same WEP key on each wireless client. The SBG900 cannot authenticate a client if:

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Shared Key Authentication is enabled on the SBG900 but not on the client

The client WEP key does not match the SBG900 WEP key

On a WLAN client equipped with a Motorola wireless adapter, you can enter the WEP Passphrase you set when you configured the SBG900. For all other wireless adapters, you must enter the 64-bit or 128-bit WEP key generated by the SBG900.

Caution!

Never provide the WEP key to anyone who is not authorized to use your WLAN.

Configuring a Wireless Client with the Network Name (ESSID)

To distinguish it from other nearby WLANs, you can identify your WLAN with a unique network name (also known as a network identifier or ESSID). When prompted for the network identifier, network name, or ESSID, type the name set in the ESSID field on the Wireless > NETWORK Page in the SBG900 Setup Program. For more information, see “Configuring the Wireless Network Name on the SBG900”.

After you specify the network name, many wireless cards or adapters automatically scan for an access point such as the SBG900 and the proper channel and data rate. If your card requires you to manually start scanning for an access point, do so following the instructions in the documentation supplied with the card.

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