A wireless access point is going to be configured in a small office located in a crowded building. Which of the following should the installation technician perform to increase the security of the…

The correct answer is A. Reduce the transmit power E. Disable the SSID broadcast. In a crowded building, neighboring tenants and passersby represent a heightened threat. Reducing transmit power (A) shrinks the wireless signal's physical range so it doesn't bleed into adjacent spaces, limiting who can even reach the network. Disabling SSID broadcast (E) makes…

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A wireless access point is going to be configured in a small office located in a crowded building. Which of the following should the installation technician perform to increase the security of the wireless network? (Select two.)

Options

AReduce the transmit power
BReduce the channel availably
CDisable the DHCP server
DEnable QoS management
EDisable the SSID broadcast
FImplement WPA encryption

How the community answered

(36 responses)

A
78% (28)
B
3% (1)
C
3% (1)
D
6% (2)
F
11% (4)

Explanation

In a crowded building, neighboring tenants and passersby represent a heightened threat. Reducing transmit power (A) shrinks the wireless signal's physical range so it doesn't bleed into adjacent spaces, limiting who can even reach the network. Disabling SSID broadcast (E) makes the network invisible to casual scanning tools, reducing opportunistic attack surface. Disabling DHCP (C) adds minimal real security. QoS (D) is a performance feature, not a security one. Reducing channel availability (B) is not a security measure. WPA encryption (F), while critical in general, is a baseline and does not specifically address the crowded-building threat model the question focuses on.

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#wireless security#SSID broadcast#transmit power#WPA encryption

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