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foot radius. Such distances can allow for others outside your immediate area to access your
network.
Unlike wired network data, your wireless data transmissions can extend beyond your walls
and can be received by anyone with a compatible adapter. For this reason, use the security
features of your wireless equipment. The wireless access point provides highly effective
security features that are covered in detail in this chapter. Deploy the security features
appropriate to your needs.
Figure 3-1
Note: Figure 3-1
does not come standard with the product.
There are several ways you can enhance the security of your wireless network:
• Use Multiple BSSIDs combined with VLANs. You can configure combinations of
VLANS and BSSIDs with stronger or less restrictive access security according to your
requirements. For example, visitors could be given wireless Internet access but be
excluded from any access to your internal network. For information about how to
configure BSSIDs, see
• Restrict Access based by MAC address. You can allow only trusted PCs to connect so
that unknown PCs cannot wirelessly connect to the wireless access point. Restricting
access by MAC address adds an obstacle against unwanted access to your network, but
the data broadcast over the wireless link is fully exposed. For information about how to
restrict access by MAC address, see
• Turn off the broadcast of the wireless network name (SSID). If you disable broadcast
of the SSID, only devices that have the correct SSID can connect. This nullifies the
wireless network discovery feature of some products, such as Windows XP, but the data
is still exposed. For information about how to turn of broadcast of the SSID, see
and Editing Security Profiles" on page
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"Creating and Editing Security Profiles" on page
"WAPI Certificates" on page
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