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SY0-501 · Question #303

The security administrator has noticed cars parking just outside of the building fence line. Which of the following security measures can the administrator use to help protect the company's WiFi…

The correct answer is D. Change antenna placement E. Adjust power level controls. To protect against war driving, which exploits WiFi signals extending beyond the building, security administrators should implement physical controls over the wireless network's signal propagation.

Submitted by asante_acc· Mar 4, 2026Security architecture

Question

The security administrator has noticed cars parking just outside of the building fence line. Which of the following security measures can the administrator use to help protect the company's WiFi network against war driving? (Select TWO)

Options

  • ACreate a honeynet
  • BReduce beacon rate
  • CAdd false SSIDs
  • DChange antenna placement
  • EAdjust power level controls
  • FImplement a warning banner

How the community answered

(37 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    8% (3)
  • D
    76% (28)
  • F
    11% (4)

Why each option

To protect against war driving, which exploits WiFi signals extending beyond the building, security administrators should implement physical controls over the wireless network's signal propagation.

ACreate a honeynet

A honeynet is a security trap designed to lure and monitor attackers, not to prevent the detection of a legitimate wireless network's signal during war driving.

BReduce beacon rate

Reducing the beacon rate makes the network less frequently advertised but does not reduce the signal's physical range or prevent its detection by specialized war driving equipment.

CAdd false SSIDs

Adding false SSIDs is a deception technique to confuse attackers, but it does not diminish the strength or range of the actual WiFi signal that war drivers can detect.

DChange antenna placementCorrect

Changing antenna placement, such as moving them inward from external walls or to more central locations, physically contains the wireless signal within the desired perimeter, making it harder for unauthorized individuals outside the building to detect it.

EAdjust power level controlsCorrect

Adjusting power level controls on wireless access points reduces the transmit strength of the signal, thereby shrinking the physical reach of the WiFi network and preventing it from extending beyond the company's premises where war drivers operate.

FImplement a warning banner

A warning banner is a legal or procedural control displayed upon connection to a network or system, having no impact on the physical detection of a wireless signal during war driving.

Concept tested: Wireless network physical security and signal containment

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/wireless/controller/8-8/config-guide/b_cg88/rf_groups.html#concept_13D1A5C4A33B448C9E2713A499F5D863

Topics

#war driving#wireless security#antenna placement#RF power control

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