D-Link DAP-X2850 Product Manual 1 - Page 18
Wireless Security, Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
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Section 3 - Configuration Wireless Security Wireless security is a key concern for any wireless network. Unlike any other networking methods, wireless networks broadcast it's presence for anyone to connect to it. Today, wireless security has advanced to a level where it is virtually impenetrable. There are mainly two forms of wireless encryption and they are called Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) and Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA). WEP was the first security method developed. It is a low level encryption but better than now encryption. WPA is the newest encryption standard and with the advanced WPA3 standard, wireless networks have finally reach a point where the security is strong enough to give users peace of mind when installing wireless networks. Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) WEP Open System will send a request to the access point and if the key used matches the one configured on the access point, the access point will return a success message back to the wireless client. If the key does not match the one configured on the access point, the access point will deny the connection request from the wireless client. Encryption: Use the radio button to disable or enable encryption. Key Type: Select HEX** or ASCII*. Key Size: Select 64 Bits or 128 Bits. Key Index (1-4): Select the 1st through the 4th key to be the active key. Key: Input up to four keys for encryption. You will select one of these keys in the Key Index drop-down menu. **Hexadecimal (HEX) digits consist of the numbers 0-9 and the letters A-F. *ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) is a code that represents English letters using numbers ranging from 0-127. D-Link DAP-X2850 User Manual 18