User's Manual

20D-Link DIR-516 User Manual
Section 2 - Setting Up With a Web Browser - Router Mode
Wireless security helps to prevent unauthorized users from accessing your wireless network, or seeing data being passed
between the router and wireless clients. The DIR-516 supports two popular wireless security protocols, you should select a
protocol based on the wireless clients which will be accessing your network.
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
This is an older form of wireless security and should only be used if your wireless clients do not support the newer WPA or
WPA2 protocols.
Select WEP from the drop-down menu.
Select either Automatic or Shared Key as the
authentication type.
Select the encryption strength from the drop-down
menu. 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 eld provided.
Click Apply to save the current settings.
Security
Options:
Authentication
Type:
Encryption
Strength:
Key 1-4: