Changing the D-Link Router Wireless Security Settings

1. Open your Web browser and enter http://192.168.0.1 in the Address field.


2. Enter your router user name and password. If you haven't changed your router user name
and password, enter admin in the User Name field and leave the Password field blank.

If you have changed your user name or password and have forgotten the new entries,
you can reset your D-Link router to the factory defaults so you can access the
configuration screens.

3. When the D-Link Configuration screen displays, confirm that the Home tab is selected and
click Wireless.
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4. Enter a name for your wireless home network in the SSID field. The SSID is case-sensitive
and cannot exceed 32 characters. You must enter the exact same SSID for each device
connected to the network.

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5. Select Shared Key as the Authentication type.

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6. Confirm that Enabled is selected for the WEP setting.

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7. Set the WEP Encryption field to reflect the level of protection you need. 128Bit is the highest
level of encryption available on the D-Link router.

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8. Select ASCII as the WEP Encryption Key Type.

Note: Although you can enter a WEP encryption key in HEX format, it's generally easier
to use the ASCII format and enter a phrase that is easier to remember.
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9. Select one of the Key fields (1- 4) and enter your WEP Encryption key. If you are using 128-
bit encryption, you must have 13 characters. If you are using 64-bit encryption, you must
have 5 characters. You may want to create a phrase that is easy to remember.

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10. Click Apply to save the settings on this screen.

11. Close the window to complete the update.

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Resetting the D-Link wireless router to the factory default settings
If you forget your D-Link router settings, you may have to reset them to the factory defaults so you
can access the configuration utility. If you don't have the router user name and password, you can't
access the security settings without resetting them to the factory defaults.

To reset your D-Link router to the factory default settings:
1. Hold the reset button on the back panel of the router for 10 seconds. All your settings will be
lost including WEP encryption information, MAC Address filtering information, and any SSID
information you have entered. The router user name and password will revert to the default of
admin as the user name and no password.


2. When you access the router utility to change the router settings from the default values, be
sure to enter admin in the User name field and leave the Password field blank.