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You work as an IT Technician for PassGuide Inc. You have to take security measures for the wireless network of the company. You want to prevent other computers from accessing the company's wireless…

The correct answer is A. MAC Filtering. MAC Filtering controls wireless network access by allowing or denying connections based on each device's unique hardware address, making it the only listed option that operates at the hardware address level.

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Question

You work as an IT Technician for PassGuide Inc. You have to take security measures for the wireless network of the company. You want to prevent other computers from accessing the company's wireless network. On the basis of the hardware address, which of the following will you use as the best possible method to accomplish the task?

Options

  • AMAC Filtering
  • BRAS
  • CWEP
  • DSSID

How the community answered

(29 responses)
  • A
    90% (26)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • D
    7% (2)

Why each option

MAC Filtering controls wireless network access by allowing or denying connections based on each device's unique hardware address, making it the only listed option that operates at the hardware address level.

AMAC FilteringCorrect

MAC (Media Access Control) Filtering uses each network adapter's unique 48-bit hardware address to maintain an allowlist or blocklist on the wireless access point. When a device attempts to connect, the access point checks its MAC address against the filter list and either permits or denies the connection. This is the only option listed that operates specifically at the hardware address level to restrict network access.

BRAS

RAS (Remote Access Service) provides dial-up and VPN connectivity for remote users and does not control access based on hardware MAC addresses.

CWEP

WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is a wireless data encryption protocol protecting data in transit and does not enforce access control based on hardware addresses.

DSSID

SSID (Service Set Identifier) is the broadcast name of a wireless network - hiding it may reduce discoverability but does not perform hardware address-based access control.

Concept tested: Wireless MAC address filtering for network access control

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/networking/core-network-guide/cncg/wireless/b-wireless-policies-overview

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#MAC filtering#wireless access control#hardware address filtering#WAP security

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