Belkin F5D8073 user manual Wireless Protected Access WPA is the new standard, Bit WEP

Using the Belkin Wireless Networking Utility

Wireless Protected Access (WPA) 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	128-Bit	Wi-Fi Protected	Wi-Fi
	Equivalent	Encryption	Access	Protected
	Privacy			Access 2
Acronym	64-bit WEP	128-bit	WPA-TKIP/AES	WPA2-AES
Security	Good	Better	Best	Best
Features	Static keys	Static keys	Dynamic key	Dynamic key
			encryption	encryption
			and mutual	and mutual
			authentication	authentication
	Encryption	Added security	TKIP (Temporal	AES
	keys based	over 64-bit	Key Integrity	(Advanced
	on RC4	WEP using a	Protocol) added	Encryption
	algorithm	key length of	so that keys	Standard)
	(typically	104 bits, plus	are rotated and	does not
	40-bit keys)	24 additional	encryption is	cause any
		bits of system-	strengthened	throughput
		generated data		loss

WEP

WEP is a common protocol that adds security to all Wi-Fi-compliant wireless products. WEP gives wireless networks the equivalent level of privacy protection as a comparable wired network.

64-Bit WEP

64-bit WEP was first introduced with 64-bit encryption, which includes a key length of 40 bits plus 24 additional bits of system-generated data (64 bits total). Some hardware manufacturers refer to 64-bit as 40-bit encryption. Shortly after the technology was introduced, researchers found that 64-bit encryption was too easy to decode.

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