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Part III: Installing a Wireless Network
Figure 9-1:
Setting up
WPA on a
NETGEAR
access
point.
5. For WPA, create a passphrase that will be your network’s shared
secret. For WEP, create your own key if you want (we prefer to let
the program create one for us):
a. Type a passphrase in the Passphrase text box.
b. Click the Generate Keys (or Apply or something similar) button.
Remember the passphrase. Write it down somewhere, and put it someplace
where you won’t accidentally throw it away or forget where you
put it. Danny likes to tape his passphrase to the box that his Wi-Fi gear
came in so that he can always track it down.
Whether you create your own key or let the program do it for you, a key
should now have magically appeared in the key text box. Note: Some
systems allow you to set more than one key (usually as many as four
keys). In this case, use Key 1 and set it as your default key by using the
pull-down menu.
Remember this key! Write it down. You’ll need it again when you configure
your computers to connect to this access point.
Some access points’ configuration software doesn’t necessarily show
you the WEP key you’ve generated — just the passphrase you’ve used
to generate it. You need to dig around in the manual and menus to find a
command to display the WEP key itself. (For example, the Apple AirPort