Belkin P74471EA-B manual Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP is a less secure, but more

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.

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

Wired Equivalent Privacy (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.

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