Broadband Setup & Troubleshooting Guide - XLN Telecom

For every connection, we generate a license key for one PC/Laptop only. If you want to use it
for more than one PC/Laptop, you need to purchase additional license keys by calling our
Broadband Team.
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33. What is WPA?
WPA is WI-FI Protected Access. This is a protocol to secure your wireless network so only you
can use it. This protocol was created in response to several serious weaknesses researchers
had found in the previous system, Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP).
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34. Which versions of Windows support WPA?
Configuration of WPA authentication option is supported on Windows Vista, Windows Server
2008, Windows XP (with either Windows XP Service Pack 2 or Windows XP Service Pack 1 and
the Wireless Update Rollup Package for Windows XP), Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2,
and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1. Check with your wireless adapter manufacturer for
wireless client software that supports WPA for previous versions of Windows.
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35. What is WPA2?
Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2) is a product certification available through the Wi-Fi Alliance
that certifies wireless equipment as being compatible with the 802.11i standard. The goal of
WPA2 certification is to support the additional mandatory security features of the 802.11i
standard that are not already included for products that support WPA.
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36. Which versions of Windows support WPA2?
Configuration of WPA2 authentication options are supported in Windows Vista, Windows
Server 2008, Windows XP with Service Pack 2 when the Wireless Client Update for Windows
XP with Service Pack 2 is installed, and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2. Check with your
wireless adapter manufacturer for wireless client software that supports WPA2 for previous
versions of Windows.
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37. What is wireless auto configuration?
Wireless auto configuration is the feature of Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows
XP, and Windows Server 2003 that allows Windows to detect the available wireless networks
and automatically connect to the preferred wireless network. Wireless auto configuration is
enabled by the Wireless Zero Configuration service in Windows XP, the Wireless Configuration
service in Windows Server 2003, and the WLAN AutoConfig service in Windows Vista and
Windows Server 2008.
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38. What does it mean when Windows shows that I am connected to the wireless network?
When Windows XP has no service packs installed, Windows XP with Service Pack 1, and
Windows Server 2003 displays a connected state, it means that you have created an
association with a wireless Access Point. The association is the result of a negotiation with the
wireless Access Point to use one of its available connections. However, a successful wireless
connection also needs to perform an authentication process, determine encryption keys, and
obtain an Internet Protocol (IP) address using the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
(DHCP). When Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1
displays a connected state, the wireless client computer has associated, authenticated, and
received a valid IP address configuration.
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39. Why is it that I get connected to a wireless network, but keep getting disconnected after
three minutes?
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