COMPUTER NETWORKING

NETWORK SECURITY

INTRODUCTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
An administrator needs to secure a wireless network and restrict access based on the hardware address of the device. Which of the following solutions should be implemented?
A
Use a stateful firewall
B
Enable MAC filtering
C
Upgrade to WPA2 encryption
D
Force the WAP to use channel 1
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -An administrator needs to secure a wireless network and restrict access based on the hardware address of the device. Which of the following solutions should be implemented? A security administrator must implement a firewall rule to allow remote employees to VPN onto the company network.

Detailed explanation-2: -MAC address filtering allows you to block traffic coming from certain known machines or devices. The router uses the MAC address of a computer or device on the network to identify it and block or permit the access. Traffic coming in from a specified MAC address will be filtered depending upon the policy.

Detailed explanation-3: -Most broadband routers and other wireless access points contain an optional capability known as MAC address filtering, sometimes known as hardware address filtering. It increases security by limiting the devices that can connect to a network.

Detailed explanation-4: -By specifying the MAC address filter, eth. addr eq xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx you are filtering for all traffic to and from that associated MAC address.

Detailed explanation-5: -Go to your gateway settings. Enter the Modem Access Code found on the side of your gateway. Select Home Network > Mac Filtering. From the MAC Filtering Type dropdown, select Enabled. In Mac Filter Entry, either: Select your devices’ MAC addresses. Select Add. Select Save. 07-Dec-2022

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