It 242 Week 8 Checkpoint Wlan

WLAN Checkpoint Jason Reynolds IT 242 July 18, 2013 University of Phoenix WLAN Checkpoint Securing a WLAN is very important, and it will only allow those users who are authorized it use it. It is recommended to use a password to connect to a wireless network because it will make it harder for a hacker enter your system and cause damage. A hacker would gain access, because the signal is not confined to just a small area, and anyone would be able to pick up the signal. There are many things that can be done to protect your WLAN, and the first thing would be changing the default password and name on the wireless router. The next thing we can do is turn off the SSID beaconing when the network is not in use. With network monitoring tools, the SSID is easily viewed and obtained. I would also use MAC filtering if the number of users and devices are very minimal. MAC filtering is a security option that uses a 48 bit address that is assigned to each NIC. And finally, a WEP key should be used. The WEP protocol was designed so users could have comparable security measures as