Configuration Utility
Encryption
D-Link
Air
Plus Configuration Utility
Fig. 6.5
Please note that all devices must share the same Encryption
settings to communicate on the network.
Data Encryption
– enable Encryption by clicking on the box. The DWL-
520+ has Encryption disabled as the default setting.
Authorization mode
– choose one of the following modes:
Open Authentication
– communicates the key across the network
Shared Authentication
– allows communication only with other
devices with identical WEP settings
Auto
– will automatically adjust to the Authentication mode of the
wireless client
Network Key
– enter a key in either ASCII (e.g., a word) or hexadecimal
format
Key Format
- ASCII or Hexadecimal
Hexadecimal
digits consist of the numbers 0-9 and the letters A-F
ASCII
(American Standard Code for Information Interchange)
is a code for
representing English letters as numbers from 0-127
Key type
- select the key length, either 64, 128 or 256 bits
Key Index
– You can create up to 4 different security keys
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Click
Apply
to save the changes.
