Dynex DX-WGRTR - Manual (Page 29)

Setting up your wireless router 29
5 Click Apply Changes to save the setting.
Caution: If you are configuring the Wireless G Router or access point from a computer with a
wireless client, you will need to make sure that security is turned ON for this wireless
client. If this is not done, your client will lose its wireless connection.
To set up 128-Bit WEP encryption:
Note to Mac users: The passphrase option will not operate with Apple AirPort. To configure
encryption for your Mac computer, set the encryption using the manual method described
in the next section.
1 Click Security under the Wireless heading on the left menu. The Wireless > Security
page opens.
2 Select 128-bit WEP from the Security Mode list.
3 Enter your key by typing in the hex key manually, or you can put a check mark in
Passphrase, then type in your passphrase.
4 Click Generate to generate four different hex keys.
A hex (hexadecimal) key is a combination of numbers and letters from A-F and 0-9. For
128-bit WEP, you need to enter 26 hex keys.
For example: C3 03 0F AF 0F 4B B2 C3 D4 4B C3 D4 E7 = 128-bit WEP key
5 Click Apply Changes to save the setting.
Caution: If you are configuring the Wireless G Router or access point from a computer with a
wireless client, you will need to make sure that security is turned ON for this wireless
client. If this is not done, your client will lose its wireless connection.
Changing the Wireless Security Settings
Your router is equipped with WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access), the latest wireless security
standard. It also supports the legacy security standard, WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy). By
default, wireless security is disabled. To enable security, you must first determine which
standard you want to use. To access the security settings, click Security under the Wireless
heading on the left menu.
WPA Setup
Note: To use WPA security, all your clients must be upgraded to drivers and software that
support it. At the time of this User Manual's publication, a security patch download is
available, for free, from Microsoft®. This patch works only with the Windows XP operating
system. You also need to download the latest driver for your Dynex Wireless G Desktop or
Notebook Network Card from the Dynex support site. Other operating systems are not
supported at this time. Microsoft's patch only supports devices with WPA-enabled drivers
such as Dynex 802.11g products.
WPA uses a so-called pre-shared key as the security key. A pre-shared key is a password that
is between eight and 63 characters long. It can be a combination of letters, numbers, and
other characters. Each client uses the same key to access the network. Typically, this mode
will be used in a home environment.
WPA2 is the second generation of WPA, offering a more advanced encryption technique over
WPA.