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NETGEAR Mobile Broadband 11n Wireless Router MBR1310 Configure WEP Note: If you use a wireless computer to configure wireless security settings, you will be disconnected when you click Apply. Reconfigure your wireless computer to match the new settings, or access the router from a wired computer to make further changes.  To configure WEP data encryption: 1. Log in to the router as described in Log In to Your Router on page 12. 2. From the main menu, select Wireless Settings to display the Wireless Settings screen. 3. In the Security Options section, select the WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) radio button: 4. Select the Authentication Type setting: Automatic, Open System, or Shared Key. The default is Open System. Note: The authentication is separate from the data encryption. You can select authentication that requires a shared key, but still leaves data transmissions unencrypted. Security is stronger if you use both the Shared Key and WEP encryption settings. 5. Select the Encryption Strength setting: • 64-bit. Use 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, or A-F). • 128-bit. Use 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, or A-F). 6. Enter the encryption keys. You can manually or automatically program the four data encryption keys. These values have to be identical on all computers and access points in your network: • Passphrase. To use a passphrase to generate the keys, enter a passphrase, and click Generate. This automatically creates the keys. Wireless stations have to use the passphrase or keys to access the router. Note: Not all wireless adapters support passphrase key generation. • Key 1-Key4. These values are not case-sensitive. You can manually enter the four data encryption keys. These values have to be identical on all computers and access points in your network. Enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, or A-F). Wireless Network Configuration 28

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Wireless Network Configuration
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NETGEAR Mobile Broadband 11n Wireless Router MBR1310
Configure WEP
Note:
If you use a wireless computer to configure wireless security
settings, you will be disconnected when you click Apply. Reconfigure
your wireless computer to match the new settings, or access the
router from a wired computer to make further changes.
To configure WEP data encryption:
1.
Log in to the router as described in
Log In to Your Router
on page 12.
2.
From the main menu, select
Wireless Settings
to display the Wireless Settings screen.
3.
In the Security Options section, select the
WEP
(Wired
Equivalent Privacy) radio button:
4.
Select the
Authentication Type setting
:
Automatic
,
Open System
, or
Shared Key
. The default is
Open
System
.
Note:
The authentication is separate from the data
encryption. You can select authentication that
requires a shared key, but still leaves data
transmissions unencrypted. Security is stronger if
you use both the Shared Key and WEP encryption
settings.
5.
Select the Encryption Strength setting:
•
64-bit
. Use 10 hexadecimal digits (any
combination of 0–9, a–f, or A–F).
•
128-bit
. Use 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0–9, a–f, or A–F).
6.
Enter the encryption keys. You can manually or automatically program the four data
encryption keys. These values have to be identical on all computers and access points in
your network:
•
Passphrase
. To use a passphrase to generate the keys, enter a passphrase, and
click
Generate
. This automatically creates the keys. Wireless stations have to use the
passphrase or keys to access the router.
Note:
Not all wireless adapters support passphrase key generation.
•
Key 1
–
Key4
. These values are
not
case-sensitive. You can manually enter the four
data encryption keys. These values have to be identical on all computers and access
points in your network. Enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0
–
9, a
–
f, or
A
–
F).