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52D-Link DIR-862L User Manual
By default the wireless security of this router will be disabled. In this
next option the user can enabled or disable wireless security for the
5 GHz frequency band. There are two types of encryption that can be
used. WEP or WPA/WPA2.
Wireless Security Mode: WEP
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is the most basic form of encryption that
can be used for wireless networks. Even though it is known as a ‘weak’
security method, it is better than no security at all. Older wireless adapt-
er may only support WEP encryption and thus we still nd this encryp-
tion method used today.
The following parameters will be available for conguration:
WEP Key Length: Here the user can specify to either use a
64-bit or a 128-bit encrypted key.
Authentication: Authentication is a process by which the
router veries the identity of a network
device that is attempting to join the wire-
less network. There are two types authen-
tication for this device when using WEP.
Open System allows all wireless devices
to communicate with the router before
they are required to provide the encryp-
tion key needed to gain access to the
network. Shared Key requires any wire-
less device attempting to communicate
with the router to provide the encryption
key needed to access the network before
they are allowed to communicate with the
router.
WEP Key 1: Enter the WEP key used here. For 64-bit keys you must enter 10 hex digits into each key box. For 128-bit keys you
must enter 26 hex digits into each key box. A hex digit is either a number from 0 to 9 or a letter from A to F. You
may also enter any text string into a WEP key box, in which case it will be converted into a hexadecimal key using
the ASCII values of the characters. A maximum of 5 text characters can be entered for 64-bit keys, and a maximum
of 13 characters for 128-bit keys.