User manual IOGEAR GWA504

[. . . ] Wireless-G Broadband Router User Manual (GWA504) ® ® Welcome Thank you for choosing IOGEAR® to serve your wireless needs. Soon, you will be sharing files or surfing the Internet wirelessly. We hope you will have as much fun using your IOGEAR® Wireless-G Broadband Router, as we had designing it. Rest assured, your IOGEAR® Wireless-G Broadband Router is built rock-solid to ensure maximum up-time for you to stay up-and-running. [. . . ] · Pre-share Key Mode Either ASCII or HEX can be selected. · Pre-share Key Please input either 8 to 63 ASCII characters or 64 Hexadecimal digits as Pre-share key. 39 Configuration Utility WPA : Accept WPA clients only and work simultaneously with RADIUS Server. The encryption key is got from RADIUS Server dynamically. · RADIUS Server IP The 802. 1X server's IP address. · RADIUS port The 802. 1X server's service port. · RADIUS Shared Key Key value shared by the RADIUS server and this router. This key value is consistent with the key value in the RADIUS server. Note: If you enable 802. 1X or WPA feature, you must also have a RADIUS Server ready. 40 Configuration Utility Description: · WEP Encryption: The WEP encrypts frames transmitted through wireless module using preentered WEP key. You can configure 4 key sets, and select one of them to apply. · WPA Encryption: Wi-Fi protected Access is designed to improve Data protection and implement access control for Wireless LAN system. It encrypts frames transmitted through wireless module using Pre-share key (PSK) or the key got dynamically from RADIUS Server. 802. 1X: When the 802. 1X function is enabled, the Wireless user must authenticate to this router first to use the Network service. The most common method of implementing 802. 1X is by having a RADIUS Server on your LAN containing an authentication database, so the router can work simultaneously with the server and get the user's authentication profile for comparison. 41 Note: To complete the WPA operation, you also need to enable the WPA client at the wireless client site (the computer running wireless client's devices, such as the GWP514 Cardbus card GWP514 Cardbus Card or GWU523 USB adaptor). Microsoft provides a free WPA upgrade for Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) and later or Windows Server 2003. For any OS other than Win XP there is client software , available from third-party suppliers such as Funk Software's Odyssey (www. funk. com). The WPA client for Windows XP can be found in the Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 815485 (http://support. microsoft. com/default. aspx?scid=kb;enus;815485) or downloaded directly from Microsoft http://www. microsoft. com/downloads/ details. aspx?FamilyID=009d8425-ce2b-47a4-abec274845dc9e91&displaylang=en · Configuration Utility After installed, the Windows WPA Client will update the wireless network configuration dialog boxes to support new WPA options. Click Connect To>Wireless Network Connection to bring up the dialogue window of Wireless Network Connection Status. Click the Properties box to bring up next dialogue window. In the Wireless Network Connection Properties window, under Wireless Networks tab, please check the box of "Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings" to turn on the Wireless Zero Configuration service. Select the wireless access point you want to associate to, then click Configure box at the right side to bring up next dialogue window. 42 Configuration Utility 3. Set up your WPA configuration by selecting the Network Authentication mode and Data encryption, and input same Network key as you input at the Wireless-G Broadband Gateway. [. . . ] status of the router is divided into four sections: General information, Internet Settings, LAN Settings and Wireless Settings. Click Refresh button to update all information. 74 Configuration Utility Event Log You can view any/all system events sent through your network from this window. Click Refresh button to update the list. 75 Specification 76 Specification 77 Technical Support If you need technical support, please check out our IOGEAR Tech Info Library (T. I. L. ) at www. iogear. com/support for the latest tips, tricks, and troubleshooting. was designed to provide you with the latest technical information about our products. [. . . ]