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220-801 · Question #1008

A user wants to secure their home wireless network and allow only certain devices access to the network. Which of the following measures would be the MOST effective means of limiting access?

The correct answer is B. Use MAC filtering. MAC filtering allows only certain devices to access the network. It has no specific policies or rules. The Mac addresses of devices that you want to allow can be configured in mac filtering and only those devices will access the network.

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Question

A user wants to secure their home wireless network and allow only certain devices access to the network. Which of the following measures would be the MOST effective means of limiting access?

Options

  • ATurn off DHCP
  • BUse MAC filtering
  • CDisable DMZ
  • DTurn off SSID broadcasting

How the community answered

(32 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    94% (30)
  • C
    3% (1)

Explanation

MAC filtering allows only certain devices to access the network. It has no specific policies or rules. The Mac addresses of devices that you want to allow can be configured in mac filtering and only those devices will access the network.

Topics

#MAC filtering#wireless security#network access control#SOHO

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