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D-Link DIR-615 User Manual
Section 4 - Security
Configure WEP
It is recommended to enable encryption on your wireless router 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 router (192.168.0.1).
Click on
Wireless Setup
on the left side.
2.
Next to
Security Mode
, select
Enable WEP Wireless Security (basic)
.
3.
Next to
Authentication
, select either
Shared Key or Open
.
Shared Key
is recommended as it provides greater security
when WEP is enabled.
4.
Select either
64Bit
or
128Bit
encryption from the drop-down
menu next to
WEP Encryption
.
5.
Next to
Default Key Type
, select
WEP Key 1
and enter a WEP
key that you create. Make sure you enter this key exactly on all
your wireless devices. You may enter up to four different keys
either using
Hex
or
ASCII
.
Hex
is recommended (letters A-F and
numbers 0-9 are valid). In
ASCII
all numbers and letters are valid.
6.
Click
Save Settings
to save your settings. If you are configuring
the router 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 router.
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