Figure 4-6: Setup Wizard's Wireless Security Screen - Linksys WPC55AG User Manual

Dual-Band Wireless A+G Notebook Adapter
6. Select the method of security you want to use: WEP, WPA-Personal, WPA-Enterprise, RADIUS, or LEAP. WEP
stands for Wired Equivalent Privacy, and WPA stands for Wi-Fi Protected Access. WPA is a stronger security
method than WEP. RADIUS stands for Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service, and LEAP stands for
Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol. Click the Next button to continue or the Back button to return
to the previous screen.
If you don't want to use encryption, select Disabled and then click the Next button. Proceed to Step 8.
Chapter 4: Setting up the Dual-Band Wireless A+G Notebook Adapter
Using the Setup Wizard

Figure 4-6: Setup Wizard's Wireless Security Screen

encryption: encoding data transmitted in a network.
wep (wired equivalent privacy): a method of
encrypting network data transmitted on a
wireless network for greater security.
wpa (wi-fi protected access: a wireless security
protocol using TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol)
encryption, which can be used in conjunction with a
RADIUS server.
radius (remote authentication dial-in user service): a
protocol that uses an authentication server to control
network access.
leap (lightweight extensible authentication protocol):
a mutual authentication method that uses a
username and password system.
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