220-801 Question #561: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is C: Disable SSID broadcast. Disabling SSID broadcast prevents the router from advertising the network name in wireless beacon frames, so it won't appear in nearby devices' lists of available networks. This makes the network less visible to casual discovery. It is not a strong security measure by itself, but

Question

A user is trying to setup a small office home office (SOHO) wireless network and does not want any neighbors to be able to discover the network. Which of the following parameters would MOST likely be configured?

Options

AConfigure a proxy server address
BEnable WEP encryption
CDisable SSID broadcast
DConfigure DMZ settings

Explanation

Disabling SSID broadcast prevents the router from advertising the network name in wireless beacon frames, so it won't appear in nearby devices' lists of available networks. This makes the network less visible to casual discovery. It is not a strong security measure by itself, but it directly addresses the requirement of neighbors not being able to discover the network. WEP encryption, proxy servers, and DMZ settings do not affect network discoverability.

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