Belkin PM01218ea F5D7634-4 user manual Encryption/Security, Securing your Wi-Fi Network

Manually Configuring your Router

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Encryption/Security

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 User Manual’s publication, there are four encryption methods available.

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

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