Owner's Manual

Configuring Your Wireless Network and Security Settings

N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500

Configuring WEP

Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) security is the most basic and simplest form of wireless

security. It is the most often used, but least secure of the available options. WEP Shared Key

authentication and WEP data encryption block all but the most determined eavesdropper.

This data encryption mode has been superseded by WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK.

To configure WEP data encryption:

1 L

og in to the wireless modem router 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 Select

Wireless Settings in the main menu.

3 In the Security Optio

ns section of the screen, select WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy). The

WEP Security Encryption section displays.

Figure 9.

4 Select the authentication type:

• Automatic.Th

is is the default setting.

• Open Sy

stem.

• Sh

ared Key.

5 Select th

e encryption strength setting:

• 6

4-bit WEP.

• 1

28-bit WEP.

6 Ente

r the encryption keys. 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.

• Aut

omatic. Enter a word or group of printable characters in the Passphrase field and

click Generate. The four key boxes are automatically populated with key values.