D-Link AIRPLUS DWL-900AP PLUS Manual 

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14Configuration MenuAP Name: You may choose to rename your Access Point, especially if youhave more than one Access Point on your network.SSID: (Service Set Identifier) “default” is the default setting. The SSIDis a unique name that identifies a network. All devices on a network mustshare the same SSID name in order to communicate on the network. If youchoose to change the SSID from the default setting, input your new SSIDname in this field. The SSID can be up to 32 characters in length.Channel: Channel 6 is the default channel. Input a new number if youwant to change the default setting. All devices on the network must be set tothe same channel to communicate on the network.WEP Encryption: Select Enable Encryption to use WEP (Wired EquivalentPrivacy) on the network. All devices on the network, and the Access Point,must share the same WEP selection – either Enable or Disable, and theymust share the same WEP key. The WEP key is generated from ASCII orHexadecimal entries that are either 64, 128, or 256 bit in length. Whenenabling encryption, select the Key Type (ASCII or Hexadecimal) and theninput the appropriate digits or letters. You can create up to 4 keys. Selectthe key you wish to use.Click Help at any time for more information.Click Apply if you have made any changes or additions.This window displays the defaultsettings of the DWL-900AP+.The default IP Address is192.168.50. If you selectDynamic IP Address, you willobtain a dynamic IP Addressfrom a DHCP server on yournetwork. (This is not advisablesince it will be difficult todetermine the dynamic IPaddress assigned to the DWL-900AP+.) The Subnet Mask is255.255.255.0. Input the IPAddress of the Gateway (therouter on your network.)Click Apply if you have made any changes.Hexadecimal digits consist of the numbers 0-9 and the letters A-FASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) is a codefor representing English letters as numbers from 0-127Fig. 5.4