TRENDnet TEW-310APBX manual Basic Settings, AP name SSID Channel WEP Key Mode

Basic Settings

you can make changes to the following items:

AP name

SSID

Channel

WEP Key

Mode

Fig. 5.4

AP Name: You may choose to rename your Access Point, especially if you have more than one Access Point on your network.

SSID: (Service Set Identifier) “default” is the factory setting. The SSID is a unique name that identifies a network. All devices on a network must share the same SSID name in order to communicate on the network. If you choose to change the SSID from the default setting, input your new SSID name in this field. The SSID can be up to 32 characters in length.

Channel: Channel 1 is the default channel. Input a new number if you want to change the default setting. All devices on the network must be set to the same channel to communicate on the network.

WEP Encryption: Select 64-bit,128-bit, or 256-bitto use WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) on the network. All devices on the network, and the Access Point, must share the same level WEP, and they must share the same WEP key.

Mode: The WEP key is generated from ASCII or HEX (Hexadecimal) entries that are either 64, 128, or 256 bit in length. Select HEX for entering HEX numbers 0 ~ 9 and alphabet A ~ F. Or select ASCII for entering any ACSII characters. The number of characters that you can enter is depending on the level of WEP Key. The higher the WEP key level, the more characters you need to enter for the keys. For 64-bit key, you need to enter 10 HEX or 5ASCII characters. 128-bit requires 26 HEX or 13 ASCII characters. 256-bit WEB key needs 58 HEX or 29 ASCII characters.

Hexadecimal digits consist of the numbers 0-9 and the letters A-F

ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) is a code for representing English letters as numbers from 0-127

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