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Compare the various wireless encryption standards. What is the purpose of implementing wireless encryption? What are the benefits of each standard? Which encryption standard would you recommend using in a home network?

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This solution discusses the current wireless encryption standards in existence, explaining their purpose, their benefits, and the encryption standards recommended for a home network.

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Some issues that should be considered when implementing wireless technologies into one's personal living space can include security threats, frequently dropped connections and performance degradation as a result of interference with other wireless devices.

Security threats are all too common in the wireless community and home networks appear to be much more vulnerable usually due to poorly configured ...

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