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SSID and Channel The SSID used for your wireless network can be any character string up to 16 characters in length. Type the desired SSID in the space provided, select the channel you want to use from the drop-down Channel menu and click on the Apply button to begin operation with the new SSID and channel. Disable SSID Broadcast By default the access point will broadcast the SSID that has been configured. This can be disabled by selecting the Disabled radio button listed to the right of SSID Broadcasting and clicking on the Apply button. This change goes into effect immediately. When SSID broadcasting is disabled, each wireless station or access point that associates with the DSL-G604T must have the SSID setting configured. Wireless nodes will not be able to discover the SSID. If SSID has been disabled, it can be enabled in the same Wireless Settings menu. The change is effective as soon as it is applied. WEP Encryption WEP (Wireless Encryption Protocol or Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption can be enabled for security and privacy. WEP encrypts the data portion of each frame transmitted from the wireless adapter using one of the predefined keys. Decryption of the data contained in each packet can only be done if the both the receiver and transmitter have the correct key. WEP can use different methods of Authentication. Use the Authentication Type: drop-down menu to choose Open or Shared. • Select Open to allow any wireless station to associate with the access point. • Select Shared to only allow stations using a shared key encryption to associate with it. Shared key requires additional configuration of the keys to be used. Follow the instructions below to configure the Shared Keys. WEP is disabled by default. To enable WEP, select the Enable option. Configure the Encryption Keys as desired and click the Apply button. The encryption key setup is described below. Setup Encryption Keys WEP Keys are available in Hexadecimal format. Hexadecimal digits are defined as the numerical digits 0 - 9 and the letters A - F (upper and lower case are recognized as the same digit). The length of the key depends on the level of encryption used. Select the Key Length from the drop-down menu. The available key lengths are 64, 128 or 256-bit encryption. The length of the character string used of the keys depends on the level (Key Length) of encryption selected. Only one key can be active. The active key is selected by clicking the radio button for the key you want to use. Click the Apply button when you have configured WEP as desired to put the changes into effect.

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SSID and Channel
The SSID used for your wireless network can be any character string up to 16 characters in length. Type the
desired
SSID
in the space provided, select the channel you want to use from the drop-down
Channel
menu and
click on the
Apply
button to begin operation with the new SSID and channel.
Disable SSID Broadcast
By default the access point will broadcast the SSID that has been configured. This can be disabled by selecting
the
Disabled
radio button listed to the right of
SSID Broadcasting
and clicking on the
Apply
button. This
change goes into effect immediately. When SSID broadcasting is disabled, each wireless station or access point
that associates with the DSL-G604T must have the SSID setting configured. Wireless nodes will not be able to
discover the SSID.
If SSID has been disabled, it can be enabled in the same Wireless Settings menu. The change is effective as soon
as it is applied.
WEP Encryption
WEP (Wireless Encryption Protocol or Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption can be enabled for security and
privacy. WEP encrypts the data portion of each frame transmitted from the wireless adapter using one of the
predefined keys. Decryption of the data contained in each packet can only be done if the both the receiver and
transmitter have the correct key.
WEP can use different methods of Authentication. Use the
Authentication Type:
drop-down menu to choose
Open
or
Shared
.
•
Select
Open
to allow any wireless station to associate with the access point.
•
Select
Shared
to only allow stations using a shared key encryption to associate with it. Shared key
requires additional configuration of the keys to be used. Follow the instructions below to configure the
Shared Keys.
WEP is disabled by default. To enable
WEP
, select the
Enable
option. Configure the Encryption Keys as
desired and click the
Apply
button. The encryption key setup is described below.
Setup Encryption Keys
WEP Keys are available in Hexadecimal format. Hexadecimal digits are defined as the numerical digits 0 – 9
and the letters A – F (upper and lower case are recognized as the same digit). The length of the key depends on
the level of encryption used.
Select the
Key Length
from the drop-down menu. The available key lengths are 64, 128 or 256-bit encryption.
The length of the character string used of the keys depends on the level (Key Length) of encryption selected.
Only one key can be active. The active key is selected by clicking the radio button for the key you want to use.
Click the
Apply
button when you have configured WEP as desired to put the changes into effect.