TP-LINK TL-WR 841 ND User Manual

 

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND

 

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Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value 

should be 30 or above. Enter 0 to disable the update. 

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  WEP - It is based on the IEEE 802.11 standard. If you select this check box, you will find a 

 

Figure 4-20 

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Type  - you can choose the type for the WEP security on the pull-down list. The default 

setting is Automatic, which can select

 

Open System or Shared Key authentication type 

automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request. 

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Hexadecimal and

 

ASCII formats are provided

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Hexadecimal format 

stands for any combination of hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f, A-F) in the specified length. 

ASCII format stands for any combination of keyboard characters in the specified length.   

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WEP Key- Select which of the four keys will be used and enter the matching WEP key that 

you create. Make sure these values are identical on all wireless stations in your network. 

 

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You can select the WEP key length (64-bit, or 128-bit, or 152-bit.) for 

encryption. "Disabled" means this WEP key entry is invalid. 

 

You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is 

not promoted) or 5 ASCII characters.   

128-bit - You can enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is 

not promoted) or 13 ASCII characters.   

152-bit - You can enter 32 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is 

not promoted) or 16 ASCII characters.   

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If you do not set the key, the wireless security function is still disabled even if you have 
selected Shared Key as Authentication Type.