CompTIA Network+ Certification Study Guide (Exam N10-007) by Glen E. Clarke

Author:Glen E. Clarke
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Published: 2018-11-15T00:00:00+00:00

FIGURE 10-4 Displaying wireless networks close to you.

You can use a tool such as NetStumbler to do a wireless survey and get a list of wireless networks that are close to you.

To fix this, you should disable SSID broadcasting. In order to disable SSID broadcasting, you should see a setting in the router configuration to not advertise the SSID. This will prevent Windows users from displaying a list of wireless networks and having your network display in the list. Figure 10-5 displays how to disable SSID broadcasting on a D-Link wireless router (set the Visibility Status to Invisible). Most routers have this as a setting called “Disable SSID Broadcasting.” When viewing wireless networks to connect to, newer operating systems such as Windows 7 will display nonbroadcasting SSIDs labeled as “Other Network.” In order to connect to the wireless network with SSID broadcasting disabled with Windows 7, choose the Other Network option and then enter the SSID for the wireless network. If the wireless network is configured for encryption, you will be prompted for the encryption key in order to complete the connection.

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