Belkin Range Extender/ Access Point manual Securing your Wi-FiNetwork, Name

Using the Web-Based Advanced User Interface

The example below illustrates using Repeater mode to extend the range of your wireless network. In this example, the WURE is set up to connect to the wireless router located in another area.

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	Universal Range
Wireless G	Extender
Desktop Card	Wireless G
	Notebook Card

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Router

Note: Laptops can roam or move between the two wireless coverage areas if the SSID and the parent access point’s SSID match.

Securing your Wi-Fi®Network

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	128-bit Wired	Wi-Fi Protected	With Protected
Name	Equivalent	Equivalent Privacy Access-TKIP		Access
	Privacy
Acronym	64-bit WEP	128-bit WEP	WPA-TKIP	WPA2-AES
Security	Good	Better	Best	Best
			Dynamic key	Dynamic key
Features	Static keys	Static keys	encryption	encryption
			and mutual	and mutual
			authentication	authentication
		More secure than	TKIP (temporal
	Encryption	64-bit WEP using	key integrity	AES (Advanced
	keys based on	a key length of	protocol) added	Encryption
	RC4 algorithm	104 bits plus 24	so that keys	Standard) does
	(typically	additional bits of	are rotated and	not cause any
	40-bit keys)	system-generated	encryption is	throughput loss
		data	strengthened

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