Its true that a dedicated cracker can break through Wireless encryption, but it will keep casual snoopers from getting into your network.
WEP can be confusing to setup, and the process varies by make and model of wireless router. Following are the basic steps for setting up Encryption on a typical D-Link Wireless Router. Check your documentation for details, but it should be similar to this:
1. Go to the setup screen of your router. For a D-Link router, you typically fireup your browser, go to http://192.168.1.1, and type in your username and password, my default username and password is admin, admin.
2. Click on the Wireless link. It will open Wireless settings.
3. There are options to let you set your Encryption Preferences. You can provide an encryption key that will be used by the router and any PC that wants to use the network.
4. Choose 256 bits from the drop down menu. Its the strongest encryption you can use. As shown below.
5. Generate your Encryption key by typing words. or you can get a random key from GRC. You don’t have to generate your key this way, you can create one yourself and type it in manually. But chances are it will be far easier to crack than one randomly generated by the software.
6. Write down the entire key that was just generated. Get yourself a lot of paper, it’s going to be a long one, filled with strange characters. You’ll need to use the key for each computer that is going to access the network.
7. Click the Apply button. That will apply the key to your network. Now only computers that use WEP Encryption and the key you just generated will be able to get onto your network. When you’re sent back to the Setup screen, click Apply.
8. Now you have to configure each wireless connected computer on your network to use WEP and the key you just generated. On each PC, double-click the wireless connection icon in the Windows System Tray, it will open Wireless Connection Status Window, on that window click on “View Wireless Networks” it will open Wireless Network Connection Window, it will say “This network required a network key, if you want to connect to this network, click connect.” Then click the connect button, type the WEP key you wrote down and apply. Shown in below picture.
The computer can now connect to your network using WEP encryption.
July 15th, 2007 at 3:00 pm
i tried to connect to my d-link browser by typing in http://192.168.1.1 in my web browser but my browser said unable to connect. i’m stuck on the first step, could you please help me out. thank you very much
July 15th, 2007 at 4:27 pm
Hi Bob,
If you can’t connect using http://192.168.1.1 then, make sure that you’re connected to your D-Link Router. If you’re computer is not connected to D-Link, then it will give error.
Following these steps, and see if it solves your problem.
> Try http://192.168.0.1 , That is usually the default gateway.
> Disconnect the D-Link from the incoming Internet, use a cable to connect your computer to one of the four slots in the back. click start, Then connections, then show all connections. Right click on local area network connection and enable. Then try to connect again.
> Try Trailing Slash at the end of the IP, if you’re using Internet Explorer, due to the bug. Try http://192.168.1.1/
> Open Command Prompt, Click Start > Run, type “cmd” without quotes and click ‘ok’. In Command Prompt Type IPCONFIG /ALL and copy the Default gateway IP address. Enter this into your browser.
August 16th, 2007 at 8:47 pm
Bob:
Try http://192.168.0.1/
November 15th, 2007 at 1:39 am
I have forgotten my password and username since i have not used the router for a while now.
Is there anyway of obtaining my username and password?
Thanks so much for your help!
If you need anymore information, please feel free to contact me on:
a73404@hotmail.com
Thanks again.
June 24th, 2008 at 10:45 am
default username: admin
password: leave it blank
August 23rd, 2008 at 9:57 am
when i go on that site there is no wireless setting, now what?
August 23rd, 2008 at 7:07 pm
So, I encrypted my computer and now I can’t even get in. I lost internet connection and now I have no idea what my password is to get onto my wireless. please help!
October 14th, 2008 at 1:43 am
I had the same problem as the top people.
A little research found that http://10.1.1.1 was the link I needed for the D-Link site.
Hope it helps.
December 29th, 2008 at 11:08 am
I need to reset my password because someone hacked it i tryed and then the computer crashed now my wireless is unsecuerd
I dont have any of the software or have any idea what to do. I keep trying the IP thing but it wont work is there some way to secure my wireless without the cd or software?
February 21st, 2009 at 5:56 pm
It is misleading to say “Generate your Encryption key by typing words.” You can’t just type in “myPassword23″ - it needs to be a hexadecimal key.
September 18th, 2009 at 9:59 pm
yes, what is a ‘hexadecimal key’?
whenever i try to typr in disired password it says: ‘
The Encryption Key must be 58 hexadecimal digits’ - what does this mean?
October 12th, 2009 at 7:29 am
Hexadecimal Key, means you must enter the following Hex numbers to enable the Key to operate.
Hex is just numbers and letters representing computer code (as in machine code language) 1 to F ie, 123456789abcdef.
Use a combination of these and you have your new pass key such as: 1234abcd or any combination you like.
December 13th, 2009 at 8:30 am
I have tried all the above links and none of them work in either IE or Firefox. We recently got a new computer and have lost our pass key to our router so we can’t get wireless on the new computer (and would like to hook up the Wii also).
Can anyone please post a link that works so I can get the ball rolling? Thanks! (And this pass key I will remember to write down!)