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Authentication Type, Automatic, Shared Key, Encryption Strength, WEP 64-bit encryption - as access point

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RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNDR3700 User Manual 3. Set the Security Options for the 2.4 GHz network first by selecting the WEP radio button in the Security Options section: Figure 2-3 4. Select the Authentication Type: Automatic or Shared Key. Note: The authentication scheme is separate from the data encryption. You can select an automatic authentication scheme, which may not run authentication, but still leaves the data transmissions encrypted. If you require strong security, use both the Shared Key and WEP encryption settings. 5. Select the Encryption Strength setting: • WEP 64-bit encryption. Enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, or A-F). • WEP 128-bit encryption. Enter 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 must be identical on all computers and access points in your network: Safeguarding Your Network v1.3, October 2009 2-10

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RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNDR3700 User Manual
Safeguarding Your Network
2-10
v1.3, October 2009
3.
Set the Security Options for the 2.4 GHz network first by selecting the
WEP
radio button in
the Security Options section:
4.
Select the
Authentication Type
:
Automatic
or
Shared Key
.
5.
Select the
Encryption Strength
setting:
WEP 64-bit encryption
. Enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0–9, a–f, or
A–F).
WEP 128-bit encryption
. Enter 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 must be identical on all computers and access points in your
network:
Figure 2-3
Note:
The authentication scheme is separate from the data encryption. You can select
an automatic authentication scheme, which may not run authentication, but still
leaves the data transmissions encrypted. If you require strong security, use both
the Shared Key and WEP encryption settings.