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GSNA · Question #164
GSNA Question #164: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation
The correct answer is B. Enable WEP. Shared Key authentication requires the use of the Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) algorithm. If the WEP is not implemented, then the option for Shared Key authentication is not available. In order to accomplish the task, you will have to enable the WEP on all the laptops.
Question
You work as a Network Administrator for Net World International. The company has a Windows Active Directory-based single domain single forest network. The functional level of the forest is Windows Server 2003. There are ten Sales Managers in the company. The company has recently provided laptops to all its Sales Managers. All the laptops run Windows XP Professional. These laptops will be connected to the company's network through wireless connections. The company's management wants to implement Shared Key authentication for these laptops. When you try to configure the network interface card of one of the laptops for Shared Key authentication, you find no such option. What will you do to enable Shared Key authentication?
Options
- AInstall PEAP-MS-CHAP v2
- BEnable WEP
- CInstall Service Pack 1
- DInstall EAP-TLS.
Explanation
Shared Key authentication requires the use of the Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) algorithm. If the WEP is not implemented, then the option for Shared Key authentication is not available. In order to accomplish the task, you will have to enable the WEP on all the laptops.
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