Wireless Security - D-Link GO-RT-N300 User Manual

Section 3 - Configuration
Wireless security helps to prevent unauthorized users from accessing your wireless network, or seeing data being passed
between the router and wireless clients. The GO-RT-N300 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
Type: authentication 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 Apply to save the current settings.
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