How do you setup WPA-PSK authentication with TKIP encryption on Windows XP for a wireless network?
A. I understand that WPA requires that at least Windows XP SP1 be installed. I have a new HP Pavilion zv5410us notebook and a Linksys WAP54G wireless access point or AP (the equivalent of the wireless part of your router). Both are 802.11b/g compatible. Yesterday, I successfully setup a WPA connection. The AP is connected to a wired broadband router. I am running Windows XP Home SP2 on the laptop. I have XP Pro SP2 on my desktop. The network connections part of XP Home looks the same as XP Pro. To setup WPA, I inserted the Linksys CD in my wired desktop and configured the AP. I left everything default except the I changed Admin password, named (SSID) the AP linksys, changed encryption to WPA, and assigned the WPA key. Next, I went to my notebook and did the following: Pressed the Wireless button just aft of the keyboard to turn it on. Clicked the icon of a PC emitting radio waves with an X in the notification area at the bottom right of the screen next to the clock. That brought-up a W
