Airlink101 N300 user manual 1 WEP

2.Click ‘Set Security’ button when the wireless operating mode you selected is ‘AP Bridge-Point to Point’, ‘AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point’, or ‘AP Bridge-WDS’.

There are four types of security level you can select: Disable (no security - data encryption disabled), WEP, WPA Pre-shared Key, and WPA Radius. Please refer to the following sections for detailed instructions.

NOTE: If you have enabled Multiple SSID function, please select the SSID network you wish to configure in advance.

Please remember it’s very important to set wireless security settings properly! Without a proper setting, hackers and intruders may gain access to your local network and do something bad to your computers and servers, which could cause serious problem.

There are several things you can do to improve wireless security:

1.Always enable data encryption. Only disable it when you want to open your wireless access point to the public.

2.Never use simple words as encryption password. Use the random combination of symbols, numbers, and alphabets will greatly improve security.

3.Use WPA when possible - it's much safer than WEP.

4.Change encryption password when you’ve used it for too long time.

2.5.1 WEP

WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is a common encryption mode, it’s safe enough for home and personal use. But if you need higher level of security, please consider using WPA encryption (see next Section).

However, some wireless clients don’t support WPA, but only support WEP, so WEP is still a good choice for you if you have such kind of client in your network environment.

When you select ‘WEP’ as encryption type, the following page will be displayed:

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