Chapter 14 Wireless Network Security 155 Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. May not be reproduced or posted to a publicly accessible website. Name ________________________________________________________________ 15. Without changing the access point’s MAC filtering settings, are you able to join the network? Explain why or why not. _ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 16. Explain the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statement: MAC filtering only protects against casual users, not advanced computer users. _ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 17. Look through the administrative utilities for the wireless router. Does this access point provide for parental controls? If so, what are some of the options available to help you secure a network? If your WAP does not have this option, search online for other wireless routers, and summarize features you think would be useful in an enterprise environment. _ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 18. In a business running a small or home office, when or how often should the WPA2 passphrase be changed? _ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 19. Reset the router, and in the administrative utilities, verify that the SSID and other settings are cleared. Create and save a screenshot. 20. Close all programs on both computers, and submit your lab to your instructor.