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What is WPA
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Monday March 29, 2010
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Monday March 29, 2010
When you get into the world of wireless networking a key concern should always be security. Is your network secure? Can other people access your network from the sidewalk or the street? WPA is one way to make sure they can't, and it beats the heck out of the old WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) standard. Michael "Doctor File Finder" Callahan explains.
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- WPA stands for WiFi Protected Access.
- WPA is used to protect wireless networks.
- WPA was created because many weaknesses were found in in WEP protection, which stands for Wired Equivalent Privacy.
- It was found that with free tools downloaded from the Internet, most WEP-protected connections could be broken in just minutes.
- WPA was followed by WPA2, which is even more secure.
- We at butterscotch.com recommend you use WPA or WPA2 security on your wireless network.
- In your wireless router setup, you should find either WPA or WPA2. If you have it available, use WPA2 Personal.
- WPA is used to protect wireless networks.
- WPA was created because many weaknesses were found in in WEP protection, which stands for Wired Equivalent Privacy.
- It was found that with free tools downloaded from the Internet, most WEP-protected connections could be broken in just minutes.
- WPA was followed by WPA2, which is even more secure.
- We at butterscotch.com recommend you use WPA or WPA2 security on your wireless network.
- In your wireless router setup, you should find either WPA or WPA2. If you have it available, use WPA2 Personal.
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