Does Prohibiting The Broadcast Ssid Enhance Security; How Does Station Isolation Protect The Network - Psion Teklogix 9160 G2 User Manual

Client stations that support CCMP can use it for their Unicast frames. If you
encounter AP-to-station interoperability problems with the "Both" encryption algo-
rithm setting, then you will need to select TKIP instead. (See next option.)
3. The third best choice is WPA Enterprise with the encryption algorithm set to TKIP.
Some clients have interoperability issues with CCMP and TKIP enabled at same
time. If you encounter this problem, then choose TKIP as the encryption algorithm.
This is the standard WPA mode, and most interoperable mode with client Wireless
software security features. TKIP is the only encryption algorithm that is being
tested in Wi-Fi WPA certification.
See Also
For information on how to configure this security mode, see "WPA Enterprise" on page 113.

10.1.3 Does Prohibiting The Broadcast SSID Enhance Security?

You can suppress (prohibit) this broadcast to discourage stations from automatically discov-
ering your access point. When the AP's broadcast SSID is suppressed, the network name
will not be displayed in the List of Available Networks on a client station. Instead, the client
must have the exact network name configured in the supplicant before it will be able to
connect.
Disabling the broadcast SSID is sufficient to prevent clients from accidentally connecting to
your network, but it will not prevent even the simplest of attempts by a hacker to connect, or
monitor unencrypted traffic.
This offers a very minimal level of protection on an otherwise exposed network (such as a
guest network) where the priority is making it easy for clients to get a connection and where
no sensitive information is available.
(See also "Guest Network" on page 102.)

10.1.4 How Does Station Isolation Protect The Network?

When Station Isolation is enabled, the access point blocks communication between wireless
clients. The access point still allows data traffic between its wireless clients and wired
devices on the network, but not among wireless clients.
The traffic blocking extends to wireless clients connected to the network via WDS links;
these clients cannot communicate with each other when Station Isolation is on.
See Chapter 20: "Wireless Distribution System" for more information about WDS.

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