User's Manual

Reference Manual for the Model DG834G Wireless ADSL Firewall Router
4-10 Wireless Configuration
WEP provides some degree of privacy, but can be defeated without great difficulty. If WEP is
enabled, 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.
There are two methods for creating WEP encryption keys:
• Passphrase. Enter a word or group of printable characters in the Passphrase box and click the
Generate button.
• Manual. 64-bit WEP: Enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, or A-F).
128-bit WEP: Enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, or A-F).
Clicking the Default Key drop-down list selects which of the four keys will be active.
How to Configure WEP
To configure WEP data encryption, follow these steps:
1. Log in to the DG834G firewall at its default LAN address of http://192.168.0.1 with its default
user name of admin and default password of password, or using whatever LAN address and
password you have set up.
2. Click the Wireless Settings link in the main menu of the DG834G router.
3. Go to the Security Encryption portion of the page:
Figure 4-6. Wireless WEP menu
4.
Select the Authentication Type.
5. Select the Encryption setting.