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Configure WEP - setup

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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 Wireless Setup on the left side. 2. Next to Security Mode, select Enable WEP Wireless Security (basic). 3. Next to Authentication, select either Shared Key or Open. Shared Key is recommended as it provides greater security when WEP is enabled. 4. Select either 64Bit or 128Bit encryption from the drop-down menu next to WEP Encryption. 5. Next to Default Key Type, select WEP Key 1 and enter a WEP key that you create. Make sure you enter this key exactly on all your wireless devices. You may enter up to four different keys either using Hex or ASCII. Hex is recommended (letters A-F and numbers 0-9 are valid). In ASCII all numbers and letters are valid. 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 DIR-600 User Manual 56

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D-Link DIR-600 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
Wireless Setup
on the left side.
2.
Next to
Security Mode
, select
Enable WEP Wireless Security (basic)
.
3.
Next to
Authentication
, select either
Shared Key or Open
.
Shared Key
is recommended as it provides greater security
when WEP is enabled.
4.
Select either
64Bit
or
128Bit
encryption from the drop-down
menu next to
WEP Encryption
.
5.
Next to
Default Key Type
, select
WEP Key 1
and enter a WEP
key that you create. Make sure you enter this key exactly on
all your wireless devices. You may enter up to four different
keys either using
Hex
or
ASCII
.
Hex
is recommended (letters
A-F and numbers 0-9 are valid). In
ASCII
all numbers and letters
are valid.
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.