Dynex DX-BGDTC manual 14

14 Setting up your wireless card

Note: When you select a network using encryption, you will first see the simple security screen. Click the Advanced button to see other security options (below).

Currently, there are four encryption methods available:

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

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.