Wireless Network Setup or Equivalent USB Security Transfer?

[backroger]

Hi guys/guru..

Is there a program like the one in Windows XP's SP2 "Wireless Network Setup" that support WPA/AES or WPA2/AES?

The "Wireless Network Setup" in Windows XP SP2 supports only WPA/TKIP.

Thank you in advance.

 

[JackMDS]

First make sure that your WinXP support WPA2 (see note 2).

If after applying this patck WPA+AES (WPA2) does not appear as an option, it means that your Wireless Card drivers do not support WPA+AES.

Windows does not make the decision about the encryption, it comes from the Wireless Device Drivers.

In general.

From the weakest to the strongest, Wireless security capacity is.

No Security
MAC______(Band Aid if nothing else is available).
WEP64____(Easy, to "Brake" by knowledgeable people).
WEP128___(A little Harder, but "Hackable" too).
WPA-PSK__(Very Hard to Brake ).
WPA-AES__(Not functionally Breakable)
WPA2____ (Not functionally Breakable).

Note 1: WPA-AES the the current entry level rendition of WPA2.

Note 2: If you use WinXP and did not updated it you would have to download the WPA2 patch from Microsoft. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/893357

The documentation of your Wireless devices (Wireless Router, and Wireless Computer's Card) should state the type of security that is available with your Wireless hardware.

All devices MUST be set to the same security level using the same pass phrase.

Therefore the security must be set according what ever is the best possible of one of the Wireless devices.
I.e. even if most of your system might be capable to be configured to the max. with WPA2, but one device is only capable to be configured to max . of WEP, to whole system must be configured to WEP.

If you need better security and one device (like a Wireless card that can do WEP only) is holding better security for the whole Network, replace the device with a better one.

Setting Wireless Security - http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Security.html

The Core differences between WEP, WPA, and WPA2 - http://www.ezlan.net/wpa_wep.html

 

[backroger]

I have done updating the wpa patch 3 since last year but for some reason when I create a USB Device and read the "Wsetting.txt" in the "smrtntky" its just say WPA & TKIP. I didn't test it since I don't use WPA/TKIP but I do use WPA/AES or WPA2/AES. WPA2/AES hogs too much cpu power for the routers so I use WPA/AES.

Thanks to your explanation...

"If after applying this patch WPA+AES (WPA2) does not appear as an option, it means that your Wireless Card drivers do not support WPA+AES.

Windows does not make the decision about the encryption, it comes from the Wireless Device Drivers."

...that I tried it actually even it says WPA/TKIP in the wsetting.txt & the routers uses WPA/AES. The laptops are able to access the network SSID & WPA/AES using the USB Transfer Security Device.

Now, I have to look-out for those students laptops that hacks USB Device & copy its contents.

I want the old days you just type the Networkey but 26+ characters & typing it twice for about 100+ students is kinda troublesome.

Thank you very much JackMDS!!!