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Section 4 - Security Configure WEP It is recommended to enable encryption on your wireless router before your wireless network adapters. Please establish wireless connectivity before enabling encryption. Your wireless signal may degrade when enabling encryption due to the added overhead. 1. Log into the web-based configuration by opening a web browser and entering the IP address of the router (192.168.0.1). Click on Setup and then click Wireless Settings on the left side. 2. Next to Security Mode, select WEP. 3. Next to WEP Key Length, select the level of encryption (64 or 128-bit). Hex - (recommended) Letters A-F and numbers 0-9 are valid. 4. Next to WEP Key 1, enter a WEP key that you create. Make sure you enter this key exactly on all your wireless devices. You may enter up to 4 different keys. 5. Next to Authentication, select Shared Key. 6. Click Save Settings to save your settings. If you are configuring the router with a wireless adapter, you will lose connectivity until you enable WEP on your adapter and enter the same WEP key as you did on the router. D-Link DGL-4500 User Manual 71

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D-Link DGL-4500 User Manual
Section 4 - Security
Configure WEP
It is recommended to enable encryption on your wireless router before your wireless network adapters. Please establish
wireless connectivity before enabling encryption. Your wireless signal may degrade when enabling encryption due to
the added overhead.
1.
.
Log into the web-based configuration by opening a
web browser and entering the IP address of the router
(192.168.0.1). Click on
. Setup.
and then click
.Wireless.
Settings
on the left side.
2. Next to
Security Mode
, select
WEP
.
3. Next to
WEP Key Length
, select the level of encryption
(64 or 128-bit).
Hex
- (recommended) Letters A-F and numbers 0-9
are valid.
4. Next to
WEP Key 1
, enter a WEP key that you create.
Make sure you enter this key exactly on all your wireless
devices. You may enter up to 4 different keys.
5. Next to
Authentication
, select
Shared.Key
.
6. Click
Save.Settings
to save your settings. If you are configuring the router with a wireless adapter, you will lose
connectivity until you enable WEP on your adapter and enter the same WEP key as you did on the router.