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Enabling or disabling security (T-Mobile @Home HiPort wireless router)
Your router supports WEP, WPA Personal (TKIP), and WPA2 Personal (AES). You can enable security by using the Get Security Key feature. You can also enable security manually. When security is enabled, all wireless devices using the router will need the key or the passphrase.
On the front of your router is the Get Security Key button, which has a key with magenta waves on it. The light on this button is the Get Security Key light. If this light is on and solid green, security is enabled.
For more information on security settings, refer to the following links:
Using the Get Security Key feature ›
TIPS for using the Get Security Key feature ›
Enabling WEP 64/128 ›
Enabling WPA Personal (TKIP) ›
Enabling WPA2 Personal (AES) ›
Disabling security ›

Using the Get Security Key feature

To acquire the security keys for a T-Mobile Wi-Fi compatible mobile phone from a T-Mobile router, select the Get Security Key option on the HotSpot-enabled in the @Home Wi-Fi menu.
To use the Get Security Key feature, perform the following steps:
1. From the phone's main screen, select Menu.
2. Scroll to and select Settings.
3. Scroll to and select Wi-Fi.
4. Scroll to and select Get Security Key.
5. Follow the onscreen prompts. You will be prompted to press the Get Security Key button on the top of your router. After you press this button, the Get Security Key light should flash amber.
6. On the phone, select Done/Next. The phone should indicate that it is securing the connection and should prompt you to create a unique profile name for the network.
NOTE: When security is enabled, the Get Security Key light is on and solid green on the router.
Image of Get Security Key light on the router
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TIPS for using the Get Security Key feature

  • If you have not previously enabled security for your router, the default encryption is WPA Personal.
  • If you already have a security key in the router, the router and the phone will use your current security settings. They will send the security settings to the HotSpot-enabled mobile phone.
  • When security is enabled, the Get Security Key light will be on and solid green. When security is disabled, the Get Security Key light will be off.
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Enabling WEP 64/128

To enable WEP, perform the following steps:
1. Log in to the administrative Web site for the router.
2. From the row of links, click Wireless, and then click Wireless Security.
3. Within the Security Mode drop-down list, select WEP. Within the WEP Encryption drop-down list, select 64 bits or 128 bits. In the Key 1 box, type a unique key or within the Passphrase box, type a unique passphrase, and then click Generate. Hex characters, 0-9 and a-f, are used for the unique key. If you type your own unique key, use as many characters as the box allows.
NOTE: The HotSpot-enabled phones support only Key 1.
Image of administrative Web site
4. Click Save Settings.
5. Click Continue.
NOTE: The Get Security Key light is on and solid green.
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Enabling WPA Personal (TKIP)

To enable WPA Personal, perform the following steps:
1. Log in to the administrative Web site for the router.
2. From the row of links, click Wireless, and then click Wireless Security.
3. Within the Security Mode drop-down list, click WPA Personal. Within the WPA Algorithms drop-down list, verify that TKIP is selected. Within the WPA Shared Key box, type a unique passphrase.
Image of adminstrative Web site
4. Click Save Settings.
5. Click Continue.
NOTE: The Get Security Key light is on and solid green.
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Enabling WPA2 Personal (AES)

To enable WPA Personal (AES), perform the following steps:
1. Log in to the administrative Web site for the router.
2. From the row of links, click Wireless, and then click Wireless Security.
3. Within the Security Mode drop-down list, click WPA Personal. Within the WPA Algorithms drop-down list, verify that AES is selected. Within the WPA Shared Key box, type a unique passphrase.
Image of adminstrative Web site
4. Click Save Settings.
5. Click Continue.
NOTE: The Get Security Key light is on and solid green.
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Disabling security

To disable security, perform the following steps:
1. Log in to the administrative Web site for the router.
2. From the row of links, click Wireless, and then click Wireless Security.
3. Within the Security Mode drop-down list, select Disable.
Image of administrative Web site
4. Click Save Settings.
5. Click Continue.
NOTE: The Get Security Key light is off.

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