GPEN · Question #350
You configure a wireless router at your home. To secure your home Wireless LAN (WLAN), you implement WEP. Now you want to connect your client computer to the WLAN. Which of the following is the…
The correct answer is A. WEP key D. SSID of the WLAN. Connecting a client to a WEP-secured WLAN requires the SSID to identify and join the correct network and the WEP key to authenticate and decrypt the wireless traffic.
Question
You configure a wireless router at your home. To secure your home Wireless LAN (WLAN), you implement WEP. Now you want to connect your client computer to the WLAN. Which of the following is the required information that you will need to configure the client computer? Each correct answer represents a part of the solution. Choose two.
Options
- AWEP key
- BMAC address of the router
- CIP address of the router
- DSSID of the WLAN
How the community answered
(22 responses)- A73% (16)
- B18% (4)
- C9% (2)
Why each option
Connecting a client to a WEP-secured WLAN requires the SSID to identify and join the correct network and the WEP key to authenticate and decrypt the wireless traffic.
The WEP key is the shared secret used to encrypt and decrypt all wireless frames; without it the client cannot participate in the secured network.
The router's MAC address is not a required parameter in a wireless client's network profile and plays no role in WEP authentication or association.
The router's IP address is a Layer 3 parameter irrelevant to the Layer 2 wireless association and WEP encryption process needed to join the WLAN.
The SSID is the network name the client uses to discover and associate with the correct wireless network; it must match the router's broadcast or configured SSID.
Concept tested: WEP client configuration - SSID and shared key requirements
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/networking/technologies/nps/nps-top
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