Owner's Manual

Configuring Your Wireless Network and Security Settings

N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500

• Manual. The number of hexadecimal digits that you must enter depends on the

encryption strength setting:

- For 64-bit WEP, enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0–9, a–f, or

A–F).

- For 128-bit WEP, enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0–9, a–f, or

A–F).

7 Select the radio button for the key you want to make active.

Be sure that you clearly understand how the WEP key settings are configured in your

wireless adapter. Wireless adapter configuration utilities such as the one included in

Windows XP allow entry of only one key, which must match the default key you set in the

wireless modem router.

8 Click Save to save your settings or click Apply to allow your changes to take effect

immediately.

Note: When configuring the wireless modem router from a wireless

computer, if you specify WEP settings, you will lose your wireless

connection when you click Apply. You must then either configure

your wireless adapter to match the wireless modem router WEP

settings or access the wireless modem router from a wired computer

to make any further changes.

Configuring WPA-802.1x

This version of WPA requires the use of a RADIUS server for authentication. Each user

(wireless client) must have a user login on the RADIUS server, and the wireless modem

router must have a client login on the RADIUS server. Data transmissions are encrypted

using a key that is automatically generated.

1 Log 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 Options section of the screen, select WPA-802.1x.

4 In the Radius Server Name/IP Address field, enter the name or IP address of the Radius

server on your LAN. This is a required field.

5 In the Radius Port field, enter the port number used for connections to the Radius server.

The default port is 1812.

6 In the Shared Key field, enter the value that you want to use for the RADIUS shared key.

This key enables the wireless modem router to log in to the RADIUS server and must match

the client login value used on the Radius server.