CompTIA A+ Complete Deluxe Study Guide Recommended Courseware: Exams 220-801 and 220-802, 2nd Edition

Securing a SOHO Wireless Network

CompTIA wants administrators of small office, home office (SOHO) networks to be able to secure those networks in ways that protect the data stored on them. This objective looks at the security protection that can be added to a wireless SOHO network, while the one that follows examines similar procedures for a wired network.

The wireless network is not and never will be secure. Use wireless only when absolutely necessary. If you must deploy a wireless network, here are some tips to make some improvements to wireless security:

• Change the default SSID.
• Disable SSID broadcasts.
• Disable DHCP or use reservations.
• Use MAC filtering.
• Use IP filtering.
• Use the strongest security available on the wireless access point. ...