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D-Link DAP-X2810 User Manual
Section 3 - Configuration
Wireless security is a key concern for any wireless network. Unlike any other networking methods, wireless networks broadcast it’s presence for anyone to
connect to it. Today, wireless security has advanced to a level where it is virtually impenetrable.
There are mainly two forms of wireless encryption and they are called Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) and Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA). WEP was the first
security method developed. It is a low level encryption but better than now encryption. WPA is the newest encryption standard and with the advanced WPA3
standard, wireless networks have finally reach a point where the security is strong enough to give users peace of mind when installing wireless networks.
Wireless Security
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
WEP Open System
will send a request to the access point and if the key used matches the one configured on the access point, the access point will return
a success message back to the wireless client. If the key does not match the one configured on the access point, the access point will deny the connection
request from the wireless client.
Encryption:
Key Type:
Key Size:
Key Index (1-4):
Key:
Use the radio button to disable or enable
encryption.
Select HEX** or ASCII*.
Select 64 Bits or 128 Bits.
Select the 1st through the 4th key to be
the active key.
Input up to four keys for encryption. You
will select one of these keys in the Key
Index drop-down menu.
**Hexadecimal (HEX) digits consist of the numbers 0-9 and the letters A-F.
*ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) is a code that represents English letters using
numbers ranging from 0-127.
