1 configuring wpa-psk encryption, Procedure, Configuring wpa-psk encryption – Technicolor - Thomson TG585 V8 User Manual

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Wireless Access

3.3.1

Configuring WPA-PSK Encryption

Procedure

Continuing from

“Configuring the wireless encryption” on page 27

:

1

Select Use WPA-PSK Encryption.

2

In the WPA-PSK Encryption Key box, type a the key of your choice. The key must be in one of the
following formats:



8 to 63 alphanumeric characters. For example: MyKey123



8 to 64 hexadecimal characters (characters from 0 to 9 and from A to F). For example: C54F48A5.

3

In the WPA-PSK Version list, click the WPA-version of your choice. Following options are available:



WPA2:
WPA2 is the most secure version, but not all wireless clients already support it. Before you select this
version, make sure all of your wireless clients support it.



WPA+WPA2:
If not all of your wireless clients support WPA2 or you are not sure if they support WPA2, we
recommend you to choose WPA+WPA2. Wireless clients that support WPA2 will use WPA2, the
others will use WPA.



WPA:
If none of your wireless clients support WPA2 choose this option.

4

Click Apply.

5

Configure your wireless client(s) with the same settings.

If you want to configure WPA2 on the built-in wireless utility of Windows XP Service Pack 2
(SP2), you first have to:



Upgrade your Windows XP to Service Pack 3.

- or -



Install the following update:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917021

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