D-Link DWL-1750 Network Router User Manual


 
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Using the Configuration Utility (continued)
Home > Wireless
Apply-
Click Apply to save the changes
Keys 1-4-
Input up to 4 WEP keys; select the one you wish to use
SSID-
Service Set Identifier (SSID) is the name designated for a specific
wireless local area network (WLAN). The SSID’s factory default setting
is default. The SSID can be easily changed to connect to an existing
wireless network or to establish a new wireless network.
Channel-
6 is the default channel. All devices on the network must share the
same channel.
WEP-
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is a wireless security protocol for Wireless
Local Area Networks (WLAN). WEP provides security by encrypting the
data that is sent over the WLAN. Select Enabled or Disabled. Disabled
is the default setting.
(Note: If you enable encryption on the DWL-1750
make sure to also enable encryption on all the wireless clients or wireless
connection will not be established).
WEP
Encryption-
Select the level of encryption desired: 64-bit, or 128-bit
Key Type-
Select HEX or ASCII
Hexadecimal digits consist of the numbers 0-9 and the letters A-F
ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) is a code for representing
English letters as numbers from 0-127
Passphrase-
Select HEX in the Key Type field and enter the passphrase here