Wireless Security; Wired Equivalent Privacy (Wep) - D-Link DWR-730/TK User Manual

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Section 3 - Configuration
It is recommended that you enable wireless security on your router in order to protect your wireless network from unauthorized access. You should
select a wireless security protocol that is compatible with the wireless clients which will be accessing your network.
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is an older wireless security standard, which although providing more protection than no security at all, has some
weaknesses which could make it vulnerable to intrusion. It is recommended that you only use WEP if your wireless clients do not support Wi-Fi
Protected Access (WPA). WEP is not supported by the 802.11n standard, and therefore you will not be able to achieve 802.11n speeds if using WEP.
Encryption Type:
Select WEP from the drop-down menu.
Authentication
Select the desired authentication method from the drop-
Method:
down menu:
Auto - The router will automatically determine the
authentication method based on the client that is connecting
to it.
Open.System - Clients do not require authentication in order
to associate with the router. The encryption key will be used
to encrypt data packets sent over the network.
Shared - The encryption key is used for authentication as
well as to encrypt data packets.
WEP Encryption
Select the length of the encryption key to be used.
64-bit - A 64-bit key comprises a string of 10 hexadecimal
Length:
characters, or 5 ASCII characters.
128-bit.-.A 128-bit key comprises a string of 26 hexadecimal
characters, or 13 ASCII characters.
Key 1-4:
You can predetermine up to 4 WEP keys. Select the WEP key
you wish to use by clicking on the radio buttons next to the
keys. Select whether you wish to use HEX or ASCII characters
in your key using the drop-down menu. Enter the desired key
in the field provided. Click Apply to save the current settings.
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