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Section 2 - Setting Up With a Web Browser - Access Point Mode
Wireless security helps to prevent unauthorized users from accessing your wireless network, or seeing data being passed
between the router and wireless clients. The DIR-516 supports two popular wireless security protocols, you should select a
protocol based on the wireless clients which will be accessing your network.
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
This is an older form of wireless security and should only be used if your wireless clients do not support the newer WPA or
WPA2 protocols.
Security
Select WEP from the drop-down menu.
Options:
Authentication
Select either Automatic or Shared Key as the authentication
Type:
type.
Encryption
Select the encryption strength from the drop-down menu.
Strength:
64-bit - A 64-bit key comprises a string of 10 hexadecimal
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 Save Settings to save the current settings.
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