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FC0-U61 · Question #643

A user's personal wireless network name includes the user's last name. To make the wireless network less identifiable, which of the following would the user access to change the wireless network…

The correct answer is B. SSID. The user would change the SSID (Service Set Identifier) to make their wireless network less identifiable, as the SSID is the broadcast name of the Wi-Fi network.

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Question

A user's personal wireless network name includes the user's last name. To make the wireless network less identifiable, which of the following would the user access to change the wireless network name to exclude?

Options

  • AWEP
  • BSSID
  • CWAP
  • DWPA2

How the community answered

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

Why each option

The user would change the SSID (Service Set Identifier) to make their wireless network less identifiable, as the SSID is the broadcast name of the Wi-Fi network.

AWEP

WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is an outdated and insecure encryption protocol for wireless networks, not the network name itself.

BSSIDCorrect

The SSID (Service Set Identifier) is the public name of a wireless network that users see and select when connecting to Wi-Fi. By changing the SSID from one that includes personal information like a last name to a generic or unrelated name, the user can make their wireless network less identifiable to outsiders.

CWAP

WAP (Wireless Access Point) is the hardware device that creates the wireless network, not the name of the network.

DWPA2

WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2) is a strong encryption standard for wireless networks, protecting data, but it is not the name of the network.

Concept tested: Wireless network SSID configuration

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/networking/technologies/nps/nps-wlan-ssid

Topics

#SSID#wireless networking#network identification

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