Specifications
Wireless Network Configuration
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LTE Broadband 11n Wireless Router MBR1515
Configure WEP
Note: If you use a wireless computer to configure wireless security
settings, you are disconnected when you click Apply. Reconfigure
your wireless computer to match the new settings, or access the
router from a wired computer to make further changes.
To configure WEP data encryption:
1. Log in to the router as described in Log In to
Your Router on page 11.
2. From the main menu, select Wire
less Settings to display the Wireless Settings screen.
3. In the Security Options section, select the WEP
(Wired Equivalent
Privacy) radio button:
4. Select the Authentication Type setting: Automatic,
Open System, or Shared Key. The default is Open
System.
Note: The authentication is separate from the
data en
cryption. You can select authentication
that requires a shared key but still leaves data
transmissions unencrypted. Security is stronger
if you use both the shared key and WEP
encryption settings.
5. Select the Encryption Strength setting:
• 64-bit. Ente
r 10 hexadecimal digits (any
combination of 0–9, a–f, or A–F).
Security Options None Use this setting to establish wireless connectivity before
implementing wireless security. NETGEAR strongly recommends that
you implement wireless security.
WEP Use encryption keys and data encryption for data security. You can
sele
ct 64-bit or 128-bit encryption. See Configure WEP on p
age 27.
WPA-PSK (TKIP) Allow only computers configured with WPA to connect to the router.
See Configure WPA, WPA2, or WPA + WPA2 on page 28.
WPA2-PSK (AES) Allow only computers configured with WPA2 to connect to the router.
See Configure WPA, WPA2, or WPA + WPA2 on
page 28.
WPA-PSK (TKIP) +
WPA2-PSK (AES)
Allow computers c
onfigured with either WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK
security to connect to the router. See Configure WPA, WPA2, or WPA
+ WPA2 on page 28.
Settings Description