Dynex DX-BUSB manual 13

Setting up your wireless network adapter 13

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).

Wireless 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.

Wi-Fi 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 guide 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.

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