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Statistics

Here you can view the packets transmitted and received passing

through your router on both WAN and LAN ports. The traffic

counter will reset if the device is rebooted.

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Wireless

This table displays a list of wireless clients that are connected to

your wireless router. It

also displays the connection time and

MAC address of the connected wireless clients.

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Support

The

SUPPORT

pages provide help information for each section

of the device’s interface. To view the Support pages, click on

SUPPORT

at the top of the screen.

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Wireless Security

This section will show you the different levels of security you can use to protect your data from intruders. The

DWR-116 offers the following types of security:

• WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2)

• WPA2-PSK (Pre-Shared Key)

• WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access)

• WPA-PSK (Pre-Shared Key)

• WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)

What is WEP?

WEP stands for Wired Equivalent Privacy. It is based on the IEEE 802.11 standard and uses the RC4 encryption algorithm. WEP provides security by

encrypting data over your wireless network so that it is protected as it is transmitted from one wireless device to another.

To gain access to a WEP network, you must know the key. The key is a string of characters that you create. When using WEP, you must determine

the level of encryption. The type of encryption determines the key length. 128-bit encryption requires a longer key than 64-bit encryption. Keys

are defined by entering in a string in HEX (hexadecimal - using characters 0-9, A-F) or ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange

– alphanumeric characters) format. ASCII format is provided so you can enter a string that is easier to remember. The ASCII string is converted to

HEX for use over the network. Four keys can be defined so that you can change keys easily.

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Configure WEP

It is recommended to enable encryption on your wireless router before your wireless network adapters. Please establish wireless connectivity before

enabling encryption. Your wireless signal may degrade when enabling encryption due to the added overhead.

1. Log into the web-based configuration by opening a web browser and entering the IP address of the router (192.168.0.1).

Click on

.Wireless.

Settings

on the left side.

2. Next to

Security Mode

, select

Enable

WEP.Security

.

3. Next to

Authentication

, select

Open

or

Shared.Key

.

4. Select either

64-bit

or

128-bit

encryption from the drop-down box next to

WEP Encryption

.

5. Next to

Key Type

, select either

Hex

or

ASCII

.

Hex (recommended) - Letters A-F and numbers 0-9 are valid.

ASCII - All numbers and letters are valid.

6. Next to

Key 1

, enter a WEP key that you create. Make sure you enter this key exactly on all your wireless devices. You may enter up to 4 different

keys.

7. Click

Save.Settings

to save your settings. If you are configuring the router with a wireless adapter, you will lose connectivity until you enable

WEP on your adapter and enter the same WEP key as you did on the router.