Belkin F6D3010 User Manual - Page 21

Using the Belkin Wireless Network Utility section 1 Securing your Wi-Fi Network Here are a few different ways to maximize the security of your wireless 2 network and protect your data from unwanted intrusion. This section is intended for the home, home office, and small office user. At the time of publication, three encryption methods are available. 3 Encryption Methods: 4 Name 64-bit Wired 128-bit Wi-Fi Wi-Fi Equivalent Privacy Encryption Protected Access Protected Access 5 Acronym 64-bit WEP 128-bit WEP WPA-TKIP WPA-AES Security Good Better Best Best 6 Features Static keys Static keys Dynamic key encryption and mutual authentication Dynamic key encryption and mutual authentication Encryption keys Added security based on RC4 over 64-bit algorithm (typically WEP using a 40-bit keys) key length of 104 bits, plus 24 additional bits of system- generated data TKIP (temporal AES key integrity (Advanced protocol) Encryption added so Standard) that keys are does not rotated and cause any encryption is throughput strengthened loss 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. 1. 64-Bit WEP 64-bit WEP was first introduced with 64-bit encryption, which includes a key length of 40 bits plus 24 additional bits of system generated data (64 bits total). Some hardware manufacturers refer to 64-bit as 40-bit encryption. Shortly after the technology was introduced, researchers found that 64-bit encryption was too easy to decode. 2. 128-Bit Encryption As a result of 64-bit WEP's potential security weaknesses, a more secure method of 128-bit encryption was developed. 128-bit encryption includes a key length of 104 bits plus 24 19