Advanced Administration
WEP is a basic wireless security setting. It is not full proof and may be hacked into by experi- enced hackers. For WEP there are two types of security keys
WPA WiFi Protected Access
WPA is a more advnaced standard of security. WPA2 is a newer version of WPA. WPA gives you a choice of two encryption methods: TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) and AES (Advanced Encryption System). You simply enter in a passphrase which will be converted to a valid encryption key that will be used throughout your system. Hawking recommends that WPA be used within your network for tighter security.
Note that implementing encryption may have a slight negative effect on your network’s per- formance.
Common Connection Types
Cable Modems
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Static (Fixed) | Your ISP allocates a per- | IP Address allocated to you. |
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