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Selecting the Best Wi-Fi Security Option for Homes

This Tutorial addresses:
  • Security
  • WiFi
  • Option
Hackers are operating all around you, and are waiting for you to get lenient. So before setting a Wi-Fi connection the first thing you should worry about is selecting the best security for your Wi-Fi. It is really important to select the security type for the Wi-Fi as there is constant threat of someone allegedly using your Wi-Fi. The range of Wi-Fi is quite large and systems from neighborhood may also crack it, if not secured.

Following are the types of Wi-Fi security, out of which you may choose the option as per your requirement:

  1. None
  2. WEP
  3. WPA-PSK (TKIP)
  4. WPA2-PSK (AES)
  5. WPA-PSK (TKIP ) + WPA2-PSK (AES)


  • Clearly 1 is not an option, for obvious reasons.

    WEP provides minimal security. It simply set-up a single check-post guarded by a passkey; providing which access is allowed to your Wi-Fi. You don’t have any security other than passkey.
    Unlike WEP, WPA-PSK (TKIP) provides a higher level of security. But, the major drawback of this security type is restricts the Wi-Fi speed up to 54 Mbps.

    WPA2-PSK (AES) takes one step ahead and better security than WPA-PSK. It supports more speed on Wi-Fi, which is around 150 Mbps.

    WPA-PSK+ WPA2-PSK is a combination of both the security types. Being the most heavily guarded security type the WPA-PSK+ WPA2-PSK also restricts the Wi-Fi speed. It provides a speed of 54 mbps.
    On comparing all the four security types, the best option stands out to be WPA2-PSK (AES). This type of Wi-Fi security provides a balanced security level along with an optimum speed. In case of other security types you need to compromise either with security level or internet speed.

    To select the Wi-Fi security, follow these simple Steps:-

    1. Logon to your wireless router using credentials. For this demonstration NETGEAR N150 Wireless Router is used.
    2. From the left pane, go to Wireless Setting under the Setup section.
    3. On the opened interface, click to select WPA2-PSK (AES) radio button.
    4. In the Passphrase key field, type a complex Passphrase below.

    5. Once done, click Apply to save the changes.
    6. Your Wi-Fi is now secured with the best possible authentication/encryption method.

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