D-Link DWR-830 User Manual

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D-Link DWR-830 User Manual

Section 3 - Configuration

It is recommended that you enable wireless security on your router in order to protect your wireless network from unauthorized access. You should 

select a wireless security protocol that is compatible with the wireless clients which will be accessing your network. 

Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is an older wireless security standard, which although providing more protection than no security at all, has some 

weaknesses which could make it vulnerable to intrusion. It is recommended that you only use WEP if your wireless clients do not support Wi-Fi 

Protected Access (WPA). WEP is not supported by the 802.11n standard, and therefore you will not be able to achieve 802.11n speeds if using WEP.

Select WEP from the drop-down menu.

Select the desired authentication method from the drop-

down menu:

Auto - The router will automatically determine the 

authentication method based on the client that is connecting 

to it. 

Open System - Clients do not require authentication in order 

to associate with the router. The encryption key will be used 

to encrypt data packets sent over the network.

Shared - The encryption key is used for authentication as 

well as to encrypt data packets. 

Select the length of the encryption key to be used.

64-bit - A 64-bit key comprises a string of 10 hexadecimal 

characters, or 5 ASCII characters. 

128-bit - A 128-bit key comprises a string of 26 hexadecimal 

characters, or 13 ASCII characters. 

You can predetermine up to 4 WEP keys. Select the WEP key 

you wish to use by clicking on the radio buttons next to the 

keys. Select whether you wish to use HEX or ASCII characters 

in your key using the drop-down menu. Enter the desired key 

in the field provided. Click Apply to save the current settings.