- Trendnet Tew-712br Wireless Router Manual

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TRENDnet User’s Guide
TEW-712BR
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Secure your wireless network
Wireless > Security
After you have determined which security type to use for your wireless network (see
“
How to choose the security type for your wireless network” on page 14), you can set up
wireless security.
1. Log into your router management page (see “
Access your router management page”
on page 24).
2. Click on Wireless, and click on Security.
3. Click on the Authentication Type drop-down list to select your wireless security type.
Selecting WEP:
If selecting WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy), please review the WEP settings to configure
and click Apply to save the changes.
• WEP– Choose Open System or Shared Key.
Note: It is recommended to use Open System because it is known to be more
secure than Shared Key.
• Mode – Choose HEX or ASCII.
Note: It is recommended to use ASCII because of the much larger character set
that can be used to create the key.
• WEP Key – Choose the key length 64-bit or 128-bit.
Note: It is recommended to use 128-bit because it is more secure to use a key that
consists of more characters.
• Key 1-4
o This is where you enter the password or key needed for a computer to
connect to the router wirelessly
WEP Key Format
HEX ASCII
Character set 0-9 & A-F, a-f only Alphanumeric (a,b,C,?,*, /,1,2, etc.)
64-bit key length 10 characters 5 characters
128-bit key length 26 characters 13 characters