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D-Link DIR-601 User Manual
Section 4 - Security
Configure WPA-Personal (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
Setup
and then
click
Wireless Settings
on the left side.
2. Select the Manual Wireless Connection Setup button.
3. Next to
Security Mode
, select
WPA-Personal
.
4. Next to
WPA Mode
, select
Auto
,
WPA2 Only
, or
WPA Only
. Use
Auto
if you
have wireless clients using both WPA and WPA2.
5. Next to
Cypher Type
, select
TKIP and AES
,
TKIP
, or
AES
. If you have wireless
clients that use both types, use
TKIP and AES
.
6. Next to
Group Key Update Interval
, enter the amount of time before the
group key used for broadcast and multicast data is changed (3600 is
default).
7. Next to
Pre-Shared Key
, enter a key (passphrase). The key is entered as a
pass-phrase in ASCII format at both ends of the wireless connection. The
pass-phrase must be between 8-63 characters.
8. 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
on your adapter and enter the same passphrase as you did on the router.
