Computer Support/Security/Wired and Wireless
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This lesson covers wired and wireless security.
Objectives and Skills edit
Objectives and skills for the wired and wireless security portion of A+ certification include:[1]
- Given a scenario, secure SOHO wireless and wired networks.
- Wireless specific
- Changing default SSID
- Setting encryption
- Disabling SSID broadcast
- Antenna and access point placement
- Radio power levels
- WPS
- Change default user-names and passwords
- Enable MAC filtering
- Assign static IP addresses
- Firewall settings
- Port forwarding/mapping
- Disabling ports
- Content filtering / parental controls
- Update firmware
- Physical security
- Wireless specific