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Matt
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      05-13-2007, 07:30 PM
I have just set up a wireless network at home between my desktop and laptop.
Using a D-link adsl2+router (DSLG6424T). Everything is working as it should
but I'm trying to secure it properly. The manual that came with it is thin
on detail.

I have change the default login password from admin to something else (this
is for access to the router via a web browser 192.168.1.1), changed the SSID
name to something non descriptive.

I'm now on the WEP/WPA screen which I have selected WPA and it now says
"group key interval" then has a predefined number in the corresponding box,
don't know what it is ? do I need to do anything here or just leave it
alone. Then is says 802.1X and then asks for a servier IP what do I put here
the IP of my router or my isp dns server ? then it says the port. Then asks
for a "secret" then it says PSK Hex and has a box for my input ? and under
that it says PSK String and a box for me to enter something. Both these last
options are radio buttons so one is only electable. Under the same config
screen of the router is asks if I want to allow AP (access point" which by
default it is selected.

Thats more or less what I need help with.

Thanks for any guidance.




 
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      05-13-2007, 08:53 PM
"Matt" <(E-Mail Removed)> hath wroth:

>I have just set up a wireless network at home between my desktop and laptop.
>Using a D-link adsl2+router (DSLG6424T). Everything is working as it should
>but I'm trying to secure it properly. The manual that came with it is thin
>on detail.
>
>I have change the default login password from admin to something else (this
>is for access to the router via a web browser 192.168.1.1), changed the SSID
>name to something non descriptive.
>
>I'm now on the WEP/WPA screen which I have selected WPA and it now says
>"group key interval" then has a predefined number in the corresponding box,
>don't know what it is ? do I need to do anything here or just leave it
>alone.


Leave it alone. The 3600 is the number of seconds until the access
point refreshed the encryption key to the clients.

>Then is says 802.1X and then asks for a servier IP what do I put here
>the IP of my router or my isp dns server ?


You goofed. What it's asking you to do is point to a RADIUS server.
You probably don't have a RADIUS server. Go back to where you select
the encryption type and select either:
WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK
PSK means "pre-shared key" or do it without a RADIUS server. Linksys
calls it "WPA-personal".

>then it says the port. Then asks
>for a "secret" then it says PSK Hex and has a box for my input ? and under
>that it says PSK String and a box for me to enter something. Both these last
>options are radio buttons so one is only electable. Under the same config
>screen of the router is asks if I want to allow AP (access point" which by
>default it is selected.
>
>Thats more or less what I need help with.
>
>Thanks for any guidance.
>
>
>

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      05-13-2007, 09:36 PM

"Jeff Liebermann" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Matt" <(E-Mail Removed)> hath wroth:
>
>>I have just set up a wireless network at home between my desktop and
>>laptop.
>>Using a D-link adsl2+router (DSLG6424T). Everything is working as it
>>should
>>but I'm trying to secure it properly. The manual that came with it is thin
>>on detail.
>>
>>I have change the default login password from admin to something else
>>(this
>>is for access to the router via a web browser 192.168.1.1), changed the
>>SSID
>>name to something non descriptive.
>>
>>I'm now on the WEP/WPA screen which I have selected WPA and it now says
>>"group key interval" then has a predefined number in the corresponding
>>box,
>>don't know what it is ? do I need to do anything here or just leave it
>>alone.

>
> Leave it alone. The 3600 is the number of seconds until the access
> point refreshed the encryption key to the clients.
>
>>Then is says 802.1X and then asks for a servier IP what do I put here
>>the IP of my router or my isp dns server ?

>
> You goofed. What it's asking you to do is point to a RADIUS server.
> You probably don't have a RADIUS server. Go back to where you select
> the encryption type and select either:
> WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK
> PSK means "pre-shared key" or do it without a RADIUS server. Linksys
> calls it "WPA-personal".
>
>>then it says the port. Then asks
>>for a "secret" then it says PSK Hex and has a box for my input ? and under
>>that it says PSK String and a box for me to enter something. Both these
>>last
>>options are radio buttons so one is only electable. Under the same config
>>screen of the router is asks if I want to allow AP (access point" which by
>>default it is selected.
>>
>>Thats more or less what I need help with.
>>
>>Thanks for any guidance.
>>
>>
>>

>


Glad you made sense of my post

Ok have followed you instruction and corrected my mistake.

Thanks Jeff


 
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