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4.9. Securing your WiFi network
Creating a WiFi network is very useful if you have several wireless computers or devices, but how can you
avoid having someone on the outside connect to your network without permission or intercept your
unencrypted data exchanges? Thanks to WiFi Extender Manager, you can define your own security choices
step by step. To help you select the best level of security for your network, we invite you to consult the table
below, which sums up the 5 types of security supported.
Type
WEAK
(WEP
The lowest level of security, whereby
64)
single encryption is carried out on
exchanged data. Each wireless client
in the network must use the same key
to decode the transmission.
MEDIUM
Level of security identical to that of
(WEP
128)
WEP 64.
different.
Type
HIGH
(WPA-
Latest-generation heightened level of
PSK)
security,
environments such as a small office or
the home, based on a pre-shared key.
VERY HIGH
Latest-generation very heightened level
(WPA2)
of security, specially designed for
environments such as a small office or
the home, based on a pre-shared key.
WPA or WPA2
Level of security selected by the router
depending on the maximum level of
security supported by the devices on
the network.
Level of security
Only the key length is
Level of security
specially
designed
for
Key used
64-bit (10 character) key in
hexadecimal format.
A
hexadecimal
key
is
composed of numbers 0 to 9
and letters A to F (example:
A123BCD45E for a 64-bit
key).
128-bit (26 character) key in
hexadecimal format.
A
hexadecimal
key
is
composed of numbers 0 to 9
and letters A to F.
Key used
Password with a minimum of
8 alphanumeric
characters.
An alphanumeric character
corresponds either to a
number (0-9), or to a letter
(a-z or A-Z).
Password with a minimum of
8 alphanumeric
characters.
An alphanumeric character
corresponds either to a
number (0-9), or to a letter
(a-z or A-Z).
Password with a minimum of
8 alphanumeric
characters.
An alphanumeric character
corresponds either to a
number (0-9), or to a letter
(a-z or A-Z).
Hercules HWGEXT-54
Authentication
Open (no authentication),
Shared
(authentication
method via shared key) or
Auto (authentication when
requested by the device).
Open (no authentication),
Shared
(authentication
method via shared key) or
Auto (authentication when
requested by the device).
Encryption type
TKIP
AES
TKIP
or
AES
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