Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS) is a networking protocol that provides centralized Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) management for computers that connect and use a network service. RADIUS was developed by Livingston Enterprises, Inc. in 1991 as an access server authentication and accounting protocol and later brought into the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standards.
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To upgrade your wireless router to support WPA.
To upgrade your wireless network adapter to support WPA.
Router configuration
1. Open a Web Browser
2. In the address bar type http://192.168.2.1
3. Click on Security in the left hand column under Wireless
4. Enter your password if any and click Submit
5. Select WPA-PSK (no server) from the Security Mode section
Note: If you have a RADIUS infrastructure, select WPA (with Radius Server)
6. Enter your Pre-shared Key
Note: You can mask your Pre-shared Key by selecting Obscure PSK
7. Click on Apply Changes
Network adapter configuration
1. Click Start, and then click My Network Places
2. Under Network Tasks, click View Network Connections. (Or, you can right-click My Network Places on the desktop, and then click Properties.)
3. Right-click the connection that you use for the Internet, and then click Properties
4. Under Wireless Networks, check Use Windows to configure my wireless networking settings
5. Select your wireless network under Available networks, click Configure.
6. Under Association select, Network Authentication and choose the equivalent Security Mode
7. Under Data encryption choose the equivalent encryption protocol
8. Enter your network key
9. Click Ok
Features of WPA Security
The following security features are included in the WPA standard:
WPA Authentication
For environments without a Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) infrastructure, WPA supports the use of a preshared key. For environments with a RADIUS infrastructure, Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) and RADIUS is supported.
