Products Network Router User Manual

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Troubleshooting
Problem: I am having difficulty setting up Wireless Protected Access
(WPA) security on my router for a home network.
To solve the problem:
1 Select WPA-PSK (no server) from the Security Mode drop-down menu.
2 For Encryption Technique, select TKIP or AES. This setting will have to be identical
on the clients that you set up.
3 Enter your pre-shared key. This can be from eight to 63 characters and can be letters,
numbers, symbols, or spaces. This same key must be used on all of the clients that you
set up. For example, your PSK might be something like: “Smith family network key”.
4 4. Click Apply Changes to finish. You must now set all clients to match these settings.
Problem: I am having difficulty setting up Wireless Protected Access
(WPA) security on a Dynex client card (wireless network card or
adapter) for a home network.
Solution: Clients must use the same key that your router uses. For instance, if the key is
“Smith Family Network Key” in your router, the clients must also use that same key.
To solve the problem:
1 Double-click the Signal Indicator icon to bring up the Wireless Network Utility screen.
2 Click the Advanced button. The Dynex Wireless LAN Utility will open. This Utility lets
you manage all the advanced features of the Dynex wireless card.
3 Click the Wireless Network Properties tab, select a network name from the
Available Networks list, then click the Properties button. The Properties page
opens.
4 Under Network Authentication, select WPA-PSK (no server).
5 Type your WPA key in the Network key box.
Important: WPA-PSK is a combination of numbers and letters from A-Z and 0-9. For
WPA-PSK, you can enter eight to 63 characters. This network key needs to match the key
you assign to your router.
6. Click OK, then Apply to save the settings.