A technician is setting up a wireless access point and wants to keep it as secure as possible. Which of the following settings should be configured for security purposes? (Select TWO).

The correct answer is B. Encryption D. SSID broadcast. Encryption (e.g., WPA2/WPA3) protects data in transit by requiring authentication and scrambling wireless traffic - it is the most critical wireless security control. Disabling SSID broadcast hides the network name from casual scans, adding a layer of obscurity that deters…

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Options

AChannel
BEncryption
CDiversity
DSSID broadcast
EFrequency

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B
90% (26)
C
7% (2)
E
3% (1)

Explanation

Encryption (e.g., WPA2/WPA3) protects data in transit by requiring authentication and scrambling wireless traffic - it is the most critical wireless security control. Disabling SSID broadcast hides the network name from casual scans, adding a layer of obscurity that deters opportunistic attackers (though determined attackers can still discover hidden SSIDs). Channel and frequency are performance/interference settings with no direct security benefit. Diversity refers to using multiple antennas to improve signal reliability and is unrelated to security.

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