Zach, a technician, is installing an 802.11n network. Which of the following should he disable to stop broadcasting the network name?

The correct answer is C. SSID. The SSID (Service Set Identifier) is the wireless network name that access points broadcast in beacon frames. Disabling SSID broadcasting (SSID suppression) hides the network name from passive scans, though it does not make the network truly invisible. WEP and WPA are…

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AChannel
BWEP
CSSID
DWPA

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Explanation

The SSID (Service Set Identifier) is the wireless network name that access points broadcast in beacon frames. Disabling SSID broadcasting (SSID suppression) hides the network name from passive scans, though it does not make the network truly invisible. WEP and WPA are encryption protocols, and Channel refers to the radio frequency channel-none of these control whether the network name is broadcast.

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