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D-Link DAP-1525 User Manual
Section 4 - Security
Configure WEP (Bridge Mode)
It is recommended to enable encryption on your wireless access point before your wireless network adapters. Please establish
wireless connectivity before enabling encryption. Your wireless signal may degrade when enabling encryption due to the
added overhead.
1. Log into the web-based configuration by opening a
web browser and entering the IP address of the access
point(192.168.0.50). Click
Setup
and then
Wireless Settings
on the left side.
2. Select
Enable WEP Wireless Security (basic)
in the Security
Mode drop-down menu in the Wireless Security Mode section.
3. Next to
WEP Encryption
in the WEP section, select the level
of encryption (64-bit or 128-bit). Hex - (recommended) Letters
A-F and numbers 0-9 are valid.
4. Next to
Default WEP
Key and the first selection in the drop-
down menu, WEP Key 1. Enter a WEP key that you create in
the WEP Key value and Verify WEP Key value fields. Make sure you enter this key exactly on all your wireless devices. You
may enter up to 4 different keys using the Default WEP Key drop-down menu.
5. Select
Open or Shared Key
from the Authentication drop-down menu.
6. Click
Save Settings
to save your settings. If you are configuring the access point with a wireless adapter, you will lose
connectivity until you enable WEP on your adapter and enter the same WEP key as you did on the access point.
