How Do You Configure WPA Support In Windows XP?
WPA is short for Wi-Fi Protected Access, a security standard for wireless networks. It replaced Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) and is designed to work with wireless network interface cards. WPA encrypts data with the RC4 cipher that uses a 128-bit key and a 48-bit initialization vector, making it much more difficult to defeat than WEP. The following steps will show how to configure WPA support in Windows XP. Read Microsoft Knowledge Base Article (MKBA) Q815485 (Overview of the WPA Wireless Security Update in Windows XP.) The document provides basic information on the important security features of WPA and how the network adapters and access points must support them. Patch the Windows XP wireless clients, if needed. They will need to run Windows XP Service Pack 1 or greater. Ensure the network adapters for the client will support the Wireless Zero Configuration (WZC) service. Check the documentation or website for the adapter or call the customer service number to get this information.
