Anyone know how to set up WPA (encryption) on a wireless router.

[sk1985]

I currently have a Linksys WRT54G and I use MAC filtering to block users off my network. However I want more protection and would like to set up my networks WPA encryption (supported by my router) anyone know how to do it? I'm a bit confused.

 

[edesignuk]

Perhaps reading the manual would be a good start.

 

[sk1985]

Perhaps reading the manual would be a good start.

Its not very helpful.

 

[semaja2]

ok well open up the routers webpage 192.168.1.1 i belive and look around under the wireless tab for security options, the side panel will have what you need to do


basicly all you need to do is generate a nice passkey for it and put it in all the clients

PS dont go near wpa - radius unless you know what your doing

 

[sk1985]

ok well open up the routers webpage 192.168.1.1 i belive and look around under the wireless tab for security options, the side panel will have what you need to do


basicly all you need to do is generate a nice passkey for it and put it in all the clients

PS dont go near wpa - radius unless you know what your doing

Thanks so much. I wasn't sure that whole radius thing confused the hell out of me. I used the regular WPA encryption.

 

[sk1985]

ok well open up the routers webpage 192.168.1.1 i belive and look around under the wireless tab for security options, the side panel will have what you need to do


basicly all you need to do is generate a nice passkey for it and put it in all the clients

PS dont go near wpa - radius unless you know what your doing

Yeah thats what was so confusing I didn't know which setting to pick (normal WPA, WPA2, or radius). Anyway I setup a wpa2 encryption. Thanks for your input. Only problem some of my wireless devices aren't compatible with it, but I guess thats the nature of the game.

 

[Laser47]

Yea if you dont know what a radius server is chances are you dont have one, so than you need to use WPA-PSK, or WPA2-PSK (Preshared Key). Then just put in any password you want, but make it moderately long.