Switching to WPA2 Wireless Encryption
OK, after reading Improving Your Wireless Security about WPA2 wireless encryption, you’ve downloaded the WPA2 encryption patch for Windows XP — or you’ve installed XP Service Pack 3, which includes the patch.
How do you switch to it? It’s easy.
First, we need to get to the router to make the change there. The procedure will vary by brand, but should be fairly obvious. The steps are to:
1. Use your web browser to log into your router
2. Select the Wireless Security settings tab
On the Linksys WRT54G, that’s Wireless < Wireless Security
3. Now, change the Security mode to WPA2 Personal (the name varies by manufacturer —
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