Belkin F5D7050 Manuel De L'utilisateur page 19

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