WEP or Wired Equivalent Privacy was released back in 1997 along with the 802.11 standard for wireless networks.
Thankfully, only a handful of protocols were accepted and therefore it’s much easier to understand. Basically, wireless security protocols came about starting in the late 90’s and have been evolving since then. I’m not going to go into too much technical detail about each of these protocols because you could easily Google them for lots of more information. Practically, you will only be able to choose from options 2 thru 6, though most routers now don’t even have an option for WEP or WPA TKIP anymore because they are insecure. WPA2 Enterprise is way more complex to setup and is usually only done in corporate environments or in homes very technically-savvy owners. The PSK that you see with WPA2 and WPA is basically the wireless network key that you have to enter when connecting to a wireless network for the first time. It’s worth noting that WPA2 Enterprise doesn’t use pre-shared keys (PSK), but instead uses the EAP protocol and requires a backend RADIUS server for authentication using a username and password. I thought several devices would not support the highest encryption, but was surprised to find out they connected just fine. If you’re not sure if some of your devices will be able to connect using the most secure method, I suggest you enable it and then check to see if there are any issues. The more secure option you can choose, the better. It’s ranked from most secure to least secure.
If you don’t care about all the technical details behind each one of these protocols and just want to know which one to select for your wireless router, then check out the list below.
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