D-Link DIR-301 User Manual
Section - Security
Configure WPA-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
Wireless Settings
on the left side.
2. Next to
Security Mode
, select
Enable WPA-Personal Security
or
Enable WPA2-Personal Security
.
3. Next to
Cipher Mode
, select
TKIP, AES,
or
Auto
.
4. Next to
PSK/EAP
, select
PSK
.
5. Next to
Passphrase
, enter a key (passphrase). The key is an
alpha-numeric password between 8 and 63 characters long. The password can include symbols (!?*&_) and spaces.
Make sure you enter this key exactly the same on all other wireless clients.
6. Enter the passphrase again next to
Confirmed Passphrase
.
7. 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 (or WPA2-PSK) on your adapter and enter the same passphrase as you did
on the router.
