Secure Your Wireless Network - TRENDnet TPL-410AP User Manual

TRENDnet User's Guide

Secure your wireless network

Wireless > Security
After you have determined which security type to use for your wireless network (see
"How to choose the security type for your wireless
wireless security.
Note: By default, your access point is configured with a predefined wireless network
name (SSID) and security key using WPA2-Personal. The predefined wireless network
name and security can be found on the sticker on the side of the access point or on the
device label at the bottom of the access point.
1. Log into your access point management page (see
management page" on page 9).
2. Click on Wireless, and click on Security.
3. Click on the Security Mode drop-down list to select your wireless security type.
Review the wireless security settings, click Save when finished. When prompted to Save
or Continue, you can click Save to apply the changes or click Continue to additional
changes in the access point management page before saving.
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network" on page 11), you can set up
"Access your access point
Selecting WEP:
If selecting WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy), please review the WEP settings to configure
and click Save to save the changes, then click Save again to commit the changes.
Note: Please note that you may receive an error message regarding WPS when
attempting to set to WEP encryption. WPS will not work when using WEP security and
must be disabled first under Wireless > Wi-Fi Protected Setup, before using WEP security.
WPS will only work when using WPA2 encryption.
• Mode: Choose Open, Shared, or Both.
Note: It is recommended to use Auto which includes both Open and Shared. Open
is known to be more secure than Shared Key.
• Primary Key: Select the key index 1-4 to use.
Note: Please note that the key index number also must match the setting on the
wireless client devices you are connecting.
• Key 1-4: Next to the Key number you select for the Primary Key, enter the WEP
key. This is the password or key that is used to connect your computer to this
access point wirelessly. You can enter a 64-bit or 128-bit key.
Note: It is recommended to use 128-bit because it is more secure to use a key that
consists of more characters.
WEP Key Format HEX
Character set 0-9 & A-F, a-f only
64-bit key length 10 characters
128-bit key length 26 characters
TPL-410AP / TPL-410APK
ASCII
Alphanumeric (a,b,C,?,*, /,1,2, etc.)
5 characters
13 characters
12