A remote worker is visiting a branch office to attend face-to-face meetings. The worker tries to associate their company laptop with the branch wireless access point (WAP) but is unable to do so…

The correct answer is B. The WAP is configured for MAC address filtering. Wireless access points can be configured with MAC address filters to limit network access to authorized devices. If a device's MAC address is not on the permitted list, the connection will fail regardless of credentials.

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Question

A remote worker is visiting a branch office to attend face-to-face meetings. The worker tries to associate their company laptop with the branch wireless access point (WAP) but is unable to do so. What is a possible cause?

Options

AThe SSID is not broadcasting.
BThe WAP is configured for MAC address filtering.
CThe IP address of the laptop is not correct.
DThe WAP is using open authentication.

How the community answered

(15 responses)

A
7% (1)
B
80% (12)
D
13% (2)

Explanation

Wireless access points can be configured with MAC address filters to limit network access to authorized devices. If a device's MAC address is not on the permitted list, the connection will fail regardless of credentials.

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#MAC address filtering#wireless access point#WAP configuration#network troubleshooting

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