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.
Select either WEP or WPA in the Network Authentication list.
To setup WEP
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).
Select desired encryption level from the Key Length
list. It could be either 40(64)-bit
or 104(128)-bit key length.
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.
Select only one key out of the four keys as the Default Key for encryption.
Click NEXT, then Save and Restart to apply the changes.
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
Enter your pre-shared key. This key must match the key that is used by
each wireless client computer associated to your router.
Choose a key format. This can be hexadecimal digits (0-9, A-F) or
ASCII characters (any key on the keyboard).
WPA Group Rekey Interval specifies how often the key rotates or
changes.
WPA Encryption allows you to select 1 of 2 possible encryption methods (TKIP
and AES) - choose one that your wireless clients supports.
Click NEXT, then Save and Restart to apply the changes.
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.
