Belkin Wireless G User Manual page 20

Using the Belkin Wireless Networking Utility
security level (64- or 128-bit), the user will be asked to input a 10- or
26-character hex key. A hex key is a combination of letters, a–f, and
numbers, 0–9.
Wireless Protected Access (WPA)
the wireless security. However, not all wireless cards and adapters
support this technology. Please check your wireless adapter's user
manual to check if it supports WPA. Instead of a hex key, WPA uses
only passphrases, which are much easier to remember.
The following section, intended for the home, home office, and small
office user, presents a few different ways to maximize the security of
your wireless network.
At the time of publication, four Encryption Methods are available:
Encryption Methods:
Using the Belkin Wireless Networking Utility
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
Name 64-Bit Wired
Equivalent
Privacy
Acronym 64-bit WEP
Security Good
Features Static keys
Encryption
keys based on
RC4 algorithm
(typically 40-bit
keys)
WEP
is a common protocol that adds security to all Wi-Fi-compliant
wireless products. WEP gives wireless networks the equivalent level
of privacy protection as a comparable wired network.
is the new standard in
128-Bit Wi-Fi Protected
Encryption Access
128-bit WPA-TKIP/AES
Better Best
Static keys Dynamic key
encryption
and mutual
authentication
Added security TKIP (Temporal
over 64-bit Key Integrity
WEP using a Protocol) added
key length of so that keys
104 bits, plus are rotated and
24 additional encryption is
bits of system- strengthened
generated data
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Wi-Fi
Protected
Access 2
WPA2-AES
Best
Dynamic key
encryption
and mutual
authentication
AES
(Advanced
Encryption
Standard)
does not
cause any
throughput
loss
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