A customer has completed the installation of a Wi-Fi 6 greenfield deployment at their new campus. They want to leverage Wi-Fi 6 enhanced speeds on the trusted employee WLAN. To configure the employee

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Options

• A802.1X
• BWPA (AES)
• CWPA2 (AES) + WEP
• DOPEN

• A
  84% (43)
• B
  6% (3)
• C
  10% (5)

Explanation

Wi-Fi 6 Greenfield Security Policies Explanation

For a Wi-Fi 6 greenfield deployment leveraging enhanced speeds (specifically OFDMA and BSS Coloring), the network must operate in HE (High Efficiency) mode, which requires specific Layer 2 security configurations. 802.1X (A) provides enterprise-grade authentication, and when combined with OPEN (D) security policy (using OWE - Opportunistic Wireless Encryption or as part of WPA3 configuration), it satisfies the requirements for Wi-Fi 6's greenfield mode while maintaining trusted employee access. The key concept is that Wi-Fi 6 greenfield mode restricts which security protocols are permitted to ensure backward compatibility doesn't degrade performance.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• WPA (AES) (B) is a legacy WPA1-based protocol that would force the network into mixed/compatibility mode, breaking the greenfield deployment and limiting Wi-Fi 6 speeds
• WPA2 (AES) + WEP (C) is incorrect because WEP is a deprecated, insecure protocol and combining it with WPA2 would also compromise the greenfield-only environment

Memory Tip: Think "Greenfield = Clean Field" - a greenfield Wi-Fi 6 deployment means no legacy protocols allowed. WEP and old WPA are "weeds" that contaminate your clean field. Only modern protocols (802.1X + OPEN/OWE) keep your Wi-Fi 6 garden pure!

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