Belkin F5D7050_v3 User Manual page 25

Using the Belkin Wireless Networking Utility
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
widely adopted, wireless security protocol . Depending on the
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)
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:
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)
is a less secure, but more
is the new standard in the
128-Bit Wired Wi-Fi
Equivalent Protected
Privacy Access-TKIP
128-bit WEP WPA-TKIP/
AES (or just
WPA)
Better Best
Static keys Dynamic key
encryption
and mutual
authentication
More secure TKIP
than 64-bit (Temporal
WEP using a
Key Integrity
key length of Protocol)
104 bits plus added so
24 additional
that keys are
bits of system- rotated and
generated data encryption is
strengthened
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Wi-Fi
Protected
Access 2
WPA2-AES (or
just WPA2)
Best
Dynamic key
encryption
and mutual
authentication
AES
(Advanced
Encryption
Standard)
does not
cause any
throughput
loss
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