CompTIA® Network+ Lab Exercise : Configuring WPA2 on client computers in wireless network environment

6. Configuring WPA2 on client computers in wireless network environment

Scenario: Configure a wireless WiFi connection on client computers WS3 and WS4 to connect to Access Point AP1 using WPA2 key “Cert1” and SSID “CertExams”. Verify communication between the workstation WS3 and DHCP server (192.168.1.2) using Ping command from WS3 or WS4.

Instructions:

1. Click AP1 in the network diagram , this will open Access Point configuration window enter ip address 192.168.1.2 in Local IP address box , select 255.255.255.0 as subnet mask from subnet mask drop down , Click option button Enable from DHCP Server and enter starting ip address as 192.168.1.3 and maximum number of DHCP users as 254 .

2. Click Wireless tab enter Wireless Network Name (SSID) as CertExams , Click Wireless Security tab and select WPA2 - PSK from Security Mode drop down and enter “Cert1” in Password field and click Save Settings button.

3. Click WS3 this will open Windows Networking dialog box. Click on "Obtain IP Address automatically" option button (if it has not selected already) and click wireless button and enter Network Name (SSID) same as AP1 that is "CertExams" and select WPA2 - PSK from Encryption drop down and enter "Cert1" in Password field and click OK button and then click OK button to close the WS3 configuration window.

4. At the command prompt, ping 192.168.1.2 from WS3 and see that the ping is successful.

5. Repeat steps 3- 4 for WS4


































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