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ProSafe FVG318
I had a nice wi-fi network set up on my rural 7 acres, back in 2011. A fire, on 01/15/13, wiped it all out. I was able to replace the fvg318 router; and, got things set up with that for the limited usage I needed since then; but, I no longer needed to use the access control list feature. Now, I've been able to replace the WAG302 access points and antennas; and, I'm trying to recreate what I had before. THEN, I was running ME & (later) Vista; and, the friend who lives on the west end of my property was running XP. Now, I'm running Win 10 and he's running Win 8. I don't remember my security set-up back then, other than the fact that I had to use the ACL to prevent other computers in the area from trying to "connect to the best signal." In setting things back up (as best I can), I'm running into a problem of my Netgear equip not wanting to let me use an access control list using anything other than WEP-PSK encription; and, it appears that Win 8 &10 no longer support WEP... With a FVG318 router and 2 WAG302 AP's, am I missing an option to use the ACL with an encription system that Win 8 & 10 support? I should add: 1) I have fairly severe fibromyalgia; and, when I push too hard physically, my IQ drops by 25~50%. It's entirely likely that I'm missing something that would be very obvious to me when I wasn't in a fibro-fog... 2) Getting newer equipment is NOT an option - I'm a disabled senior, on a subsistence level income. Plus, this "legacy" equipment does a job that any of the newer equipment simply won't do, even if I did have the means to afford it. (My 7 acres is a long, skinny strip with lots of trees and a steep declining topographical grade.) I'm not sure if this post actually posted; or, if it just got saved; but, I'll go ahead and risk "re-posting" it; since, (hopefully) I've now resolved the problem. From what I could tell, the main problem stemmed from either a page loading glitch; or, a brain loading glitch. When I went back tonight and tried again, I was able to change over to WPA and WPA2 (TKIP + AES Encryption) [then, set up the passkey] from the Network Configuration > Wireless Settings page. This time, everything was back to normal on the "Setup Access List" page. I've only reconfigured the router and 1 AP; and, I'll have to wait till tomorrow to do any outside testing; but, both laptops are now working on Wi-Fi off the router. I hope this helps someone else with a similar problem. :)