WiFi Encryption Types

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The following Wi-Fi encryption methods are supported:

WEP | Wired Equivalent Privacy encryption prevents unauthorized reception of wireless data. WEP provides two levels of security, using a 64-bit or a 128-bit key. For stronger security, use a 128-bit key. If you use encryption, all wireless devices on your wireless network must use the same encryption keys. WEP uses an encryption key to encrypt data before transmitting it. Only laptops using the same encryption key can access the network or decrypt the encrypted data transmitted by other laptops. Authentication provides an additional validation process from the wireless network adapter to the wireless access point.
TKIP | Temporal Key Integrity Protocol is an enhancement to the WEP security. TKIP provides per-packet key mixing, a message integrity check, and a re-keying mechanism, which fixes the flaws of WEP.
AES | Advanced Encryption Standard protocol provides a stronger encryption method than TKIP. Choose AES as the data encryption method whenever strong data protection is important.