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N300 Wireless Router with USB WNR2200 User Manual 2. From the main menu, select Wireless Settings to display the Wireless Settings screen. Set the Security Options by selecting the WEP radio button in the Security Options section: Figure 2-3 3. 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. 4. 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). 5. 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 2-9 v1.0, September 2010

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N300 Wireless Router with USB WNR2200 User Manual
Safeguarding Your Network
2-9
v1.0, September 2010
2.
From the main menu, select
Wireless Settings
to display the Wireless Settings screen. Set the
Security Options by selecting the
WEP
radio button in the Security Options section:
3.
Select the
Authentication Type
:
Automatic
or
Shared Key
.
4.
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).
5.
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.