Belkin N1 MIMO User Manual page 27

Using the Belkin Wireless Networking Utility
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
is a less secure, but more 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.
Wi-Fi Protected Access
is the new standard in 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:
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)
(WPA)
™
128-Bit Wired Wi-Fi Protected
Equivalent Privacy Access-TKIP
128-bit WEP WPA-TKIP/AES
(or just WPA)
Better Best
Static keys Dynamic key
encryption
and mutual
authentication
More secure than TKIP (Temporal
64-bit WEP using Key Integrity
a key length Protocol) added
of 104 bits so that keys
plus 24 additional are rotated and
bits of system-
encryption is
generated data 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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