User's Manual

Section 4 – Security
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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 Manual Wireless
Network Setup.
2. Next to Security Mode, select WPA-Personal.
3. Next to Cipher Type, select TKIP and AES, TKIP, or AES. If you have wireless clients that use both types, use TKIP
+ AES.
4. Next to Pre-Shared Key, enter a key (passphrase). The key is entered as a pass-phrase in ASCII format at both ends
of the wireless connection. The pass-phrase must be between 8-63 characters.
5. 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.