Securing Your Wi-Fi ® Network - Belkin F5D7330 User Manual

Using the Web-Based Advanced User Interface
Securing your Wi-Fi
Here are a few different ways you can maximize the security of your
wireless network and protect your data from prying eyes and ears.
This section is intended for the home, home-office, and small-office
user. At the time of this manual's publication, there are four encryption
methods available.
64-Bit Wired
Name Equivalent
Privacy
Acronym 64-bit WEP
Security
Good
Features
Static keys
Encryption
keys based on
RC4 algorithm
(typically
40-bit keys)
Network
®
128-Bit Wired
Equivalent
Privacy
128-bit WEP
Better
Static keys
More secure
than 64-bit WEP
using a key
length of 104 bits
plus 24 additional
bits of system-
generated data
Wi-Fi Protected
Access-TKIP
WPA-TKIP
Best
Dynamic key
encryption
and mutual
authentication
TKIP (temporal
key integrity
protocol) added
so that keys
are rotated and
encryption is
strengthened
20
With Protected
Access
WPA2-AES
Best
Dynamic key
encryption
and mutual
authentication
AES (Advanced
Encryption
Standard) does
not cause any
throughput loss