D-Link DIR-450 User Manual - Page 45

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Section 4 - Security Configure WEP It is recommended to enable encryption on your mobile 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 Wireless Settings on the left side. 2. Next to Security Mode, select Enable WEP Security. 3. Next to Authentication, select Open or Shared Key. 4. Select either 64-bit or 128-bit encryption from the drop-down menu next to WEP Encryption. 5. Next to Key Type, select either Hex or ASCII. Hex (recommended) - Letters A-F and numbers 0-9 are valid. ASCII - All numbers and letters are valid. 6. Next to 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. 7. 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 DIR-450 User Manual 45

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D-Link DIR-450 User Manual
Section 4 - Security
Configure WEP
It is recommended to enable encryption on your mobile 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
Wireless Settings
on the left side.
2. Next to
Security Mode
, select
Enable
WEP Security
.
3. Next to
Authentication
, select
Open
or
Shared Key
.
4. Select either
64-bit
or
128-bit
encryption from the drop-down
menu next to
WEP Encryption
.
5. Next to
Key Type
, select either
Hex
or
ASCII
.
Hex (recommended) - Letters A-F and numbers 0-9 are
valid.
ASCII - All numbers and letters are valid.
6. Next to
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.
7. 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.