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How to set Wireless Encryption in Your Router
 

Without wireless security options configured in your network, an eavesdropper within your wireless range may be able to access the network and the data that is being transmitted over it.  TrueMobile 2300 provides WEP and WPA encryption for wireless security.

WPA is an upgrade to the WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) standard for securing your wireless network.  If you would like to secure your wireless network using WPA, you will need the following:

• WPA enabled on your Dell TrueMobile 2300 Wireless Broadband Router

• WPA support for your wireless clients. If you are using a Dell TrueMobile wireless client, you can check for the availability of WPA enabled software update for your wireless client at http://support.dell.com.

1. Log into the Web configuration of your router at http://my.router (or the default address http://192.168.2.1)
2. Click on Basic Settings.
   

3. Click on Wireless Security.

4. Click on the Enable Wireless Security checkbox.

5. Select either WEP or WPA in the Network Authentication list.
   

To setup WEP

6. Select hexadecimal or ASCII characters as the Key Format. You can use either as a string of hexadecimal digits (character 0 ~ 9 and A ~F ) or as ASCII characters (any key on the keyboard).
   

7. Select desired encryption level from the Key Length list. It could be either 40(64)-bit or 104(128)-bit key length.

 
8. Enter four different keys in the Key1, Key2, Key3, and Key4 fields to store on your Router.  For 40(64)-bit encryption, enter a 5-character (or 10 hexadecimal digits).  For 104(128)-bit encryption, enter a 13-character (or 26 hexadecimal digits) WEP key.
   
9. Select only one key out of the four keys as the Default Key for encryption.
10. Click NEXT, then Save and Restart to apply the changes.
11. Setup the WEP on your wireless clients.  Refer to the documentation that accompanied your wireless clients, or your wireless clients on-line help system for information on how to setup WEP.
    

To setup WPA

6. Enter your pre-shared key. This key must match the key that is used by each wireless client computer associated to your router.
7. Choose a key format. This can be hexadecimal digits (0-9, A-F) or ASCII characters (any key on the keyboard).
8. WPA Group Rekey Interval specifies how often the key “rotates” or changes.
9. WPA Encryption allows you to select 1 of 2 possible encryption methods (TKIP and AES) - choose one that your wireless clients supports.
10. Click NEXT, then Save and Restart to apply the changes.
11. Setup the WPA on your wireless clients.  Refer to the documentation that accompanied your wireless clients, or your wireless clients on-line help system for information on how to setup WPA.

NOTE: The TrueMobile 2300 router offers 2 ways to set the wireless encryption in your router.  One is Wireless Security feature in web configuration tool mentioned here.  The other is through the Windows-based software program - control utility. To learn more about this utility, click on the aforementioned link.

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