Wireless switch / access point WEP security

My cable modem feeds a D-Link DI524 wireless router, and one of its
outputs is hardwired via CAT5 cable to an OUTPUT jack on a second D-Link
DI524 wireless router. The IP address of the second router has been set
to a value other that the default 192.168.0.1 so as to allow the two
routers to be independently addressed. DHCP has been turned off on the
second router. DHCP is enabled on the first router. The first router
has MAC filtering enabled as a low level security precaution.

Keep in mind that the output of the first routers is feed into an RJ45
output jack on the second router so that it functions as a switch. The
set up allows wireless access through the second router to any of the
computers on the network as well as to the internet through the modem.

WEP (password) restrictions are turned off on the first router when its
wireless link is turned off, its normal state except when wireless
access is needed in its end of the house.

When I try to turn on WEP (password) restrictions on the second router,
the router does not accept the passwords. Is there a way to require
wireless connections through the second router to enter a pass word?

windsurferLA wrote:
> My cable modem feeds a D-Link DI524 wireless router, and one of its
> outputs is hardwired via CAT5 cable to an OUTPUT jack on a second D-Link
> DI524 wireless router. The IP address of the second router has been set
> to a value other that the default 192.168.0.1 so as to allow the two
> routers to be independently addressed. DHCP has been turned off on the
> second router. DHCP is enabled on the first router. The first router
> has MAC filtering enabled as a low level security precaution.
>
> Keep in mind that the output of the first routers is feed into an RJ45
> output jack on the second router so that it functions as a switch. The
> set up allows wireless access through the second router to any of the
> computers on the network as well as to the internet through the modem.
>
> WEP (password) restrictions are turned off on the first router when its
> wireless link is turned off, its normal state except when wireless
> access is needed in its end of the house.
>
> When I try to turn on WEP (password) restrictions on the second router,
> the router does not accept the passwords. Is there a way to require
> wireless connections through the second router to enter a pass word?
>
>
>
>
Is your configuration like this? or something else

router 1 router2
WAN (ISP IP)
LAN (192.168.1.0/24)-> WAN (192.168.1.X/24)
LAN (192.168.2.0/24)
Gateway (ISP GW) Gateway (192.168.1.X/24)
DHCP OFF DHCP ON (Range ?????)
WLAN (OFF) WLAN ON

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On Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:18:27 -0700, windsurferLA <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>When I try to turn on WEP (password) restrictions on the second router,
>the router does not accept the passwords.

Use the Hex key and it will work. There are problems converting from
ASCII to Hex. However, I suggest you give up on WEP as it's not very
secure, and switch to WPA or WPA2.

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SK Lai wrote:
> windsurferLA wrote:
>> My cable modem feeds a D-Link DI524 wireless router, and one of its
>> outputs is hardwired via CAT5 cable to an OUTPUT jack on a second
>> D-Link DI524 wireless router. The IP address of the second router has
>> been set to a value other that the default 192.168.0.1 so as to allow
>> the two routers to be independently addressed. DHCP has been turned
>> off on the second router. DHCP is enabled on the first router. The
>> first router has MAC filtering enabled as a low level security
>> precaution.
>>
>> Keep in mind that the output of the first routers is feed into an RJ45
>> output jack on the second router so that it functions as a switch. The
>> set up allows wireless access through the second router to any of the
>> computers on the network as well as to the internet through the modem.
>>
>> WEP (password) restrictions are turned off on the first router when
>> its wireless link is turned off, its normal state except when wireless
>> access is needed in its end of the house.
>>
>> When I try to turn on WEP (password) restrictions on the second
>> router, the router does not accept the passwords. Is there a way to
>> require wireless connections through the second router to enter a pass
>> word?
>>
>>
>>
>>
> Is your configuration like this? or something else
>
> router 1 router2
> WAN (ISP IP)
> LAN (192.168.1.0/24)-> WAN (192.168.1.X/24)
> LAN (192.168.2.0/24)
> Gateway (ISP GW) Gateway (192.168.1.X/24)
> DHCP OFF DHCP ON (Range ?????)
> WLAN (OFF) WLAN ON
>
>
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> (E-Mail Removed) --
>
Restatement of Configuration of routers linked by CAT5 cable.

ROUTER-1 D-Link DI524 Firmware Version: 1.23 Mon, 24 Jul 2006
Wireless-Disabled DHCP-enabled (Range 101-199)
WAN (ISP IP) connected to Modem
LAN (192.168.0.1) Router-1 output
LAN (192.168.0.101) Primary Computer Hardwired
LAN (192.168.0.103) Second Computer Hardwired
LAN connection to router-2.
LAN - spare - sometimes linked at another switch

ROUTER-2 D-Link DI524 Firmware Version: : 1.21 , Thu, 22 Sep 2005
DHCP-disconnected Wireless-Enabled
WAN ( ) no connection
LAN IP (192.168.0.3) Rounter-2 input from Router-1 found from Router-2
WLAN (192.168.0.102) LapTop Wireless
LAN (192.168.0.104) LapTop RJ45 connection used when not wireless.
LAN not used
LAN not used

I do note that on the Home Wireless window, there is a provision for
"open systems" and "Shared key" authentication. Perhaps shared key
needs to be checked for both routers to be WEP enabled. Touter-1 and
Router-2 are at opposite ends of my house, about 80 feet apart. You
would think that one in the center should cover the area, but it appears
that interference from numerous other routers in the area dramatically
reduce working range.

Meanwhile, for unknown reason, I could not get router-1 to show up as
"secured" on my wireless laptop even when WEP was engaged and router-2
was disconnected from router-1 although it was powered-up.

Obviously, I don't yet understand how to configure these devices.
Suggestions are welcome.

Jeff Liebermann wrote:
> On Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:18:27 -0700, windsurferLA <(E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote:
>
>> When I try to turn on WEP (password) restrictions on the second router,
>> the router does not accept the passwords.
>
> Use the Hex key and it will work. There are problems converting from
> ASCII to Hex. However, I suggest you give up on WEP as it's not very
> secure, and switch to WPA or WPA2.
>

I think I have a clue as to why I can't set the security options on the
D-Link DI-524. After making my initial post, I noted that I could not
set the security options on my first router as well as the "switch."
After wasting a few hours, an internet search indicated that the problem
may be an incompatibility with Firefox. Sure enough, setting up security
on the router worked right away using Internet Explorer. I have not
yet had the time to try it, but I expect it will work on the other
router as well. According to the sites I visited, there are errors in
the java code (what ever that is) that comes with the firmware upgrades.