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Securing your Wi-Fi
®
Network
Here are a few different ways you can maximize the security of your
wireless network and protect your data from prying eyes and ears.
This section is intended for the home, home-office, and small-office
user. At the time of this manual’s publication, there are four encryption
methods available.
Name
64-Bit Wired
Equivalent
Privacy
128-Bit Wired
Equivalent
Privacy
Wi-Fi Protected
Access-TKIP
With Protected
Access
Acronym 64-bit WEP 128-bit WEP WPA-TKIP WPA2-AES
Security Good Better Best Best
Features Static keys Static keys
Dynamic key
encryption
and mutual
authentication
Dynamic key
encryption
and mutual
authentication
Encryption
keys based on
RC4 algorithm
(typically
40-bit keys)
More secure
than 64-bit WEP
using a key
length of 104 bits
plus 24 additional
bits of system-
generated data
TKIP (temporal
key integrity
protocol) added
so that keys
are rotated and
encryption is
strengthened
AES (Advanced
Encryption
Standard) does
not cause any
throughput loss