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How to set Wireless Encryption in Your Router
Without wireless security options configured in your network, an eavesdropper within your wireless range may be able to
access the network and the data that is being transmitted over it. TrueMobile 2300 provides WEP and WPA encryption for
wireless security.
WPA is an upgrade to the WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) standard for securing your wireless network. If you would like to
secure your wireless network using WPA, you will need the following:
WPA enabled on your Dell TrueMobile 2300 Wireless Broadband Router
WPA support for your wireless clients. If you are using a Dell TrueMobile wireless client, you can check for the
availability of WPA enabled software update for your wireless client at
.
1. Log into the Web configuration of your router at
http://my.router
(or the default address
)
2. Click on
Basic Settings
.
3. Click on
Wireless Security
.
4. Click on the
Enable Wireless Security
checkbox.
5. Select either
WEP
or
WPA
in the Network Authentication list.
To setup WEP
6. Select hexadecimal or ASCII characters as the
Key Format
. You can use either as a string of hexadecimal digits
(character 0 ~ 9 and A ~F ) or as ASCII characters (any key on the keyboard).
7. Select desired encryption level from the
Key Length
list. It could be either
40(64)-bit
or
104(128)-bit
key length.
8. Enter four different keys in the
Key1
,
Key2
,
Key3
, and
Key4
fields to store on your Router. For 40(64)-bit encryption,
enter a 5-character (or 10 hexadecimal digits). For 104(128)-bit encryption, enter a 13-character (or 26 hexadecimal
digits) WEP key.
9. Select only one key out of the four keys as the
Default Key
for encryption.
10. Click
NEXT
, then
Save and Restart
to apply the changes.
11. Setup the WEP on your wireless clients. Refer to the documentation that accompanied your wireless clients, or your
wireless clients on-line help system for information on how to setup WEP.
To setup
WPA
6. Enter your pre-shared key. This key must match the key that is used by each wireless client computer associated to
your router.
7. Choose a key format. This can be
hexadecimal
digits (0-9, A-F) or
ASCII
characters (any key on the keyboard).
8.
WPA Group Rekey Interval
specifies how often the key “rotates” or changes.
9. WPA Encryption allows you to select 1 of 2 possible encryption methods (
TKIP
and
AES
) - choose one that your
wireless clients supports.
10. Click
NEXT
, then
Save and Restart
to apply the changes.
11. Setup the WPA on your wireless clients. Refer to the documentation that accompanied your wireless clients, or your
wireless clients on-line help system for information on how to setup WPA.
NOTE: The TrueMobile 2300 router offers 2 ways to set the wireless encryption in your router. One is Wireless
Security feature in web configuration tool mentioned here. The other is through the Windows-based software program
-
control utility
. To learn more about this utility, click on the aforementioned link.
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How to turn off Broadcast SSID?
1. Open your web browser and go to
http://my.router
, (or the default address
.)
2. Click on the "
Advanced Settings
" tab on the top navigation bar.
3. Click on "
Advanced Wireless
" on the left navigation bar.
4. Clear the "
Enable SSID Broadcast function
" checkbox.
5. Click
Submit
.
6. Click
Save & Restart
.
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Setting up as an Access Point
1. Open your web browser and go to
http://my.router
, (or the default address
.)
2. Click the
Basic Settings
tab on the top navigation bar.
3. Select
Access Point Mode
.
4. Click the
Next
button.
5. Click the
Save & Apply
tab on the left navigation bar.
6. Click
Save & Restart
.
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Setting Up File & Printer Sharing
Introduction
Installing File and Printer Sharing
Sharing a printer
Sharing files
Security Note
Introduction
Now that you have completed the setup of your network with the TrueMobile 2300 router, you can start sharing files and
printers. This is helpful if, for example, your home has 3 computers and only one printer. You can configure your network so
that all 3 computers can share the same printer.
To enable File and Printer Sharing you will need to do the following:
Install
File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks
on each computer on the network (
Installing File & Printer
Sharing
)
Enable sharing on the printer you wish to share (
Sharing a printer
)
Enable sharing on the files you wish to share (
Sharing files
)
Installing the File & Printer Sharing
Follow the instructions below to install the file and printer sharing service:
For Windows 2000 and XP
1. Right-click on
My Network Places
icon on the desktop and select
Properties
in menu.
2. Right-click on
Local Area Connection
icon and select
Properties
in menu.
3. If you can see the
File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks
item, you can skip this section. The file and
printer sharing service had already been installed.
4. If the
File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks
item is not present, click on
Install
button.
5. Select
Service
, and then click on
Add
button.
6. Select
File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks
and click
OK.
Sharing a Printer
To share a printer, perform the following steps on the computer that has the printer you wish to share:
1. Click
Start
->
Settings
->
Printers
.
2. Click the printer you want to share to highlight it.
3. On the
File
menu, click
Properties
.
4. Click the
Sharing
tab, and then click
Shared As
.
5. Follow the on screen instructions to complete.

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