WPA should always be the preferred choice for security reasons because:
- A WPA passphrase can be anywhere between 8 to 63 characters while a WEP key would either be 10 (for a 64-bit encryption) or 26 characters (for a 128-bit encryption) long.
- You can use alpha-numeric characters PLUS special characters while you can only use 0-9 and a-f with a WEP key
So, why debate as to whether to use WEP key at all?
Computers using Windows XP and Vista may not be able to connect to a WPA-encryted network, hence, the use of WEP key. There are times that it will show it's connected but you will get a status saying "connected with limited access" or "limited or no connectivity".
What about Ipads?
Ipad uses WPA type of encryption and in the case of Ipad2, it may only use a WPA2 encryption even.
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