Wireless-G Router WGR614v10 Reference Manual
Safeguarding Your Network
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v1.0, February 2010
WEP offers the following options:
•
Open System
. With Open System authentication and 64 or 128 bit WEP data encryption, the
Wireless-G Router
does
perform data encryption but
does not
perform any authentication.
Anyone can join the network. This setting provides very little practical wireless security.
•
Shared Key
. With Shared Key authentication, a wireless device must know the WEP key to
join the network. Select the encryption strength (64 or 128 bit data encryption). Manually
enter the key values, or enter a word or group of printable characters in the
Passphrase
field.
Manually entered keys
are not
case-sensitive, but passphrase characters
are
case-sensitive.
To configure WEP data encryption:
1.
Select
Wireless Settings
under Setup in the main menu.
2.
In the Security Options section, select
WEP
. The WEP options display.
.
3.
Select the authentication type and encryption strength.
4.
You can manually or automatically program the four data encryption keys. These values must
be identical on all computers and access points in your network.
Note:
If you use a wireless computer to configure WEP settings, you will be disconnected
when you click
Apply
. You must then either configure your wireless adapter to
match the wireless router WEP settings or access the wireless router from a wired
computer to make any further changes. Not all wireless adapter configuration
utilities support passphrase key generation.
Figure 2-3
