diff --git a/src/apps/networkstatus/NetworkStatus.rdef b/src/apps/networkstatus/NetworkStatus.rdef
index c2d9389f95..d78e346232 100644
--- a/src/apps/networkstatus/NetworkStatus.rdef
+++ b/src/apps/networkstatus/NetworkStatus.rdef
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ resource app_version {
 	internal = 0,
 
 	short_info = "NetworkStatus",
-	long_info = "NetworkStatus ©2007-2009 Haiku"
+	long_info = "NetworkStatus ©2007-2013 Haiku"
 };
 
 resource vector_icon {
diff --git a/src/apps/networkstatus/NetworkStatusView.cpp b/src/apps/networkstatus/NetworkStatusView.cpp
index a0415069cf..0ac56dc410 100644
--- a/src/apps/networkstatus/NetworkStatusView.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/networkstatus/NetworkStatusView.cpp
@@ -414,8 +414,7 @@ NetworkStatusView::MouseDown(BPoint point)
 			message->AddFlat("address", &network.address);
 
 			BMenuItem* item = new WirelessNetworkMenuItem(network.name,
-				network.signal_strength,
-				(network.flags & B_NETWORK_IS_ENCRYPTED) != 0, message);
+				network.signal_strength, network.authentication_mode, message);
 			menu->AddItem(item);
 			if (associated.find(network.address) != associated.end())
 				item->SetMarked(true);
diff --git a/src/apps/networkstatus/WirelessNetworkMenuItem.cpp b/src/apps/networkstatus/WirelessNetworkMenuItem.cpp
index 043f293171..0ee634583a 100644
--- a/src/apps/networkstatus/WirelessNetworkMenuItem.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/networkstatus/WirelessNetworkMenuItem.cpp
@@ -6,16 +6,29 @@
 
 #include "WirelessNetworkMenuItem.h"
 
+#include <Catalog.h>
+#include <NetworkDevice.h>
+#include <String.h>
+
 #include "RadioView.h"
 
+#undef B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT
+#define B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT "WirelessNetworkMenuItem"
+
 
 WirelessNetworkMenuItem::WirelessNetworkMenuItem(const char* name,
-	int32 signalQuality, bool encrypted, BMessage* message)
+	int32 signalQuality, int32 authenticationMode, BMessage* message)
 	:
 	BMenuItem(name, message),
-	fQuality(signalQuality),
-	fIsEncrypted(encrypted)
+	fQuality(signalQuality)
 {
+	// Append authentication mode to label
+	BString label = B_TRANSLATE("%name% (%authenticationMode%)");
+	label.Replace("%name%", name, 1);
+	label.Replace("%authenticationMode%",
+		AuthenticationName(authenticationMode), 1);
+
+	SetLabel(label.String());
 }
 
 
@@ -30,6 +43,28 @@ WirelessNetworkMenuItem::SetSignalQuality(int32 quality)
 	fQuality = quality;
 }
 
+BString
+WirelessNetworkMenuItem::AuthenticationName(int32 mode)
+{
+	switch (mode) {
+		default:
+		case B_NETWORK_AUTHENTICATION_NONE:
+			return B_TRANSLATE_CONTEXT("open", "Open network");
+			break;
+		case B_NETWORK_AUTHENTICATION_WEP:
+			return B_TRANSLATE_CONTEXT("WEP", "WEP protected network");
+			break;
+		case B_NETWORK_AUTHENTICATION_WPA:
+			return B_TRANSLATE_CONTEXT("WPA", "WPA protected network");
+			break;
+		case B_NETWORK_AUTHENTICATION_WPA2:
+			return B_TRANSLATE_CONTEXT("WPA2", "WPA2 protected network");
+			break;
+		case B_NETWORK_AUTHENTICATION_EAP:
+			return B_TRANSLATE_CONTEXT("EAP", "EAP protected network");
+			break;
+	}
+}
 
 void
 WirelessNetworkMenuItem::DrawContent()
diff --git a/src/apps/networkstatus/WirelessNetworkMenuItem.h b/src/apps/networkstatus/WirelessNetworkMenuItem.h
index 83e18f98d5..4e04817e67 100644
--- a/src/apps/networkstatus/WirelessNetworkMenuItem.h
+++ b/src/apps/networkstatus/WirelessNetworkMenuItem.h
@@ -12,15 +12,14 @@
 class WirelessNetworkMenuItem : public BMenuItem {
 public:
 								WirelessNetworkMenuItem(const char* name,
-									int32 signalQuality, bool encrypted,
+									int32 signalQuality, int32 authenticationMode,
 									BMessage* message);
 	virtual						~WirelessNetworkMenuItem();
 
 			void				SetSignalQuality(int32 quality);
 			int32				SignalQuality() const
 									{ return fQuality; }
-			bool				IsEncrypted() const
-									{ return fIsEncrypted; }
+			BString 			AuthenticationName(int32 mode);
 
 protected:
 	virtual	void				DrawContent();
@@ -30,7 +29,6 @@ protected:
 
 private:
 			int32				fQuality;
-			bool				fIsEncrypted;
 };