An administrator wants to prevent people outside of the building from accessing a new wireless router. Which of the following is the LEAST labor intensive method to use while setting up new…

The correct answer is A. Turn SSID broadcast off. Disabling SSID broadcast hides the network name from passive scans, requiring outsiders to know the SSID to attempt a connection. It requires a single setting change on the router, making it the least labor intensive option. MAC filtering (C) requires manually entering the MAC…

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An administrator wants to prevent people outside of the building from accessing a new wireless router. Which of the following is the LEAST labor intensive method to use while setting up new workstations?

Options

ATurn SSID broadcast off
BUse wireless encryption
CInstitute MAC filtering
DSetup static IP addresses

How the community answered

(64 responses)

A
70% (45)
B
9% (6)
C
16% (10)
D
5% (3)

Explanation

Disabling SSID broadcast hides the network name from passive scans, requiring outsiders to know the SSID to attempt a connection. It requires a single setting change on the router, making it the least labor intensive option. MAC filtering (C) requires manually entering the MAC address of every authorized device. Wireless encryption (B) requires configuring a passphrase on every workstation. Static IP addressing (D) requires manual IP configuration on each machine. Note: disabling SSID broadcast is considered 'security through obscurity' and is not a strong security measure on its own, but among the options it is least labor intensive.

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