DG-BR1000Nu User Manual
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2-8-3-2 WEP - Wired Equivalent Privacy
When you select this mode, the wireless router will use WEP encryption, and the
following setup menu will be shown on your web browser:
Here is the description of every setup item
Parameter
Description
Key Length
There are two types of WEP key length: 64-bit and 128-bit. Using ‘128-
bit’ is safer than ‘64-bit’, but will reduce some data transfer
performance.
Key Format
There are two types of key format: ASCII and Hex. When you select a
key format, the number of characters of key will be displayed. For
example, if you select ‘64-bit’ as key length, and ‘Hex’ as key format,
you’ll see the message at the right of ‘Key Format’ is ‘Hex (10
characters), which means the length of WEP key is 10 characters.
Default Tx Key
When ‘WEP’ Encryption is enabled then ‘Key 1’ will appear in this
field.
Encryption Key 1 Input WEP key characters here, the number of characters must be the
same as the number displayed at ‘Key Format’ field. You can use any
alphanumerical characters (0-9, a-z, and A-Z) if you select ‘ASCII’ key
format, and if you select ‘Hex’ as key format, you can use characters 0-
9, a-f, and A-F. You must enter at least one encryption key here, and if
you have entered multiple WEP keys, they should not be the same.
Enable 802.1x
Authentication
IEEE 802.1x is an authentication protocol. Every user must use a valid
account to login to this wireless router before accessing the wireless
LAN. The authentication is processed by a RADIUS server. This mode
only authenticates user by IEEE 802.1x, but it does not encrypt the data
during communication. If there are RADIUS servers in your
environment, please enable this function. Check this box and another
sub-menu will appear:
