REVIEW ANSWERS
 
  1.  A   Defining requirements is the first step in designing a SOHO network.
  2.  B   Power over Ethernet (PoE) provides power through the network cable, thus eliminating the need to plug a WAP into an AC outlet.
  3.  D   MAC address filtering should be used when you want to limit access to your wireless network based on the hard-wired address of each wireless network device.
  4.  D   WPA2 is a wireless encryption method that improves on the security features of WPA. MAC address filtering can be easily spoofed and bypassed. Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is not secure anymore.
  5.  A   Placing the WAP in the center of the room will give the most coverage.
  6.  A   A multilayer switch can work at multiple OSI layers ...

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