User's Manual
48D-Link DIR-808L User Manual
Section 3 - Conguration
By default the wireless security of this router will be disabled. In this option you can enable or disable wireless security for the
frequency band 2.4 GHz. There are two types of encryption that can be used: WEP or WPA/WPA2. For further information on
these security types, please refer to “Wireless Security” on page 57.
Wireless Security Mode: WEP
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is the most basic form of encryption that can be used
for wireless networks. WEP is considered to be a relatively weak security method,
however it provides more protection than an unsecured network. Older wireless
adapters may only support WEP encryption. It is recommended that this method is
used only if your wireless clients do not support WPA.
The following parameters are available for conguration:
WEP Key Length: Here the user can specify to either use a 64-bit or a 128-bit
encryption key.
Authentication: Authentication is a process by which the router veries the
identity of a network device that is attempting to join the
wireless network. There are two types authentication
for this device when using WEP. Open System allows all
wireless devices to communicate with the router before they are
required to provide the encryption key needed to gain
access to the network. Shared Key requires any wireless
device attempting to communicate with the router to pro-
vide the encryption key needed to access the network before
they are allowed to communicate with the router.
WEP Key 1: Enter the WEP key used here. For 64-bit keys you must enter
10 hex digits into each key box. For 128-bit keys you must
enter 26 hex digits into each key box. A hex digit is either a
number from 0 to 9 or a letter from A to F. You may also enter
any text string into a WEP key box, in which case it will be
converted into a hexadecimal key using the ASCII values
of the characters. A maximum of 5 text characters can be
entered for 64-bit keys, and a maximum of 13 characters for
128-bit keys.