iLab 6
Evaluate and Solve Common Security-Related Problems
Introduction
Guidelines: It’s always best to introduce a paper to the reader. It sets the tone and provides an overview of what will be covered and what the goals are.
• What is the intent of the lab? What issues are addressed? Why is it important? What are the goals?
Specific questions from iLab
Guidelines: Minimum one paragraph; best practice is two or more paragraphs. Always use complete college-level sentences.
Scenario 1
1. Discuss how changing the type of antennas affects the amount of signal spilling outside the building? What are your recommendations?
In this situation if the campus is using Omni-directional antennas and we are getting a significant amount of spillage, it is a problem that could be related to using Omni-directional antennas. With the antenna signal spilling out much farther than it needs to go in any given direction. It could be a situation where directional antennas in certain spots may have created a much better signal area without there being significant amount of spillage.
2. Discuss how relocating the access points to a different part of the building affects the amount of signal spilling outside the building. What are your recommendations?
With the Access points being located in different areas of the building it helps reduce the signal for outside. The weaker the signal out the harder for someone to infiltrate the signal and try to compromise the wireless signal. The access points should be moved from time to time so that the signal is moved and there isn’t any spillage.
3. Discuss the effects of changing the access points’ power level on the amount of signal spilling outside the building? Would adjusting the power level cause any other problems?
4. Could other method(s) be used to prevent the signal from spilling outside the building?
Scenario 2
5. What are the three primary methods for implementing security on this network, as well as the
Introduction
Guidelines: It’s always best to introduce a paper to the reader. It sets the tone and provides an overview of what will be covered and what the goals are.
• What is the intent of the lab? What issues are addressed? Why is it important? What are the goals?
Specific questions from iLab
Guidelines: Minimum one paragraph; best practice is two or more paragraphs. Always use complete college-level sentences.
Scenario 1
1. Discuss how changing the type of antennas affects the amount of signal spilling outside the building? What are your recommendations?
In this situation if the campus is using Omni-directional antennas and we are getting a significant amount of spillage, it is a problem that could be related to using Omni-directional antennas. With the antenna signal spilling out much farther than it needs to go in any given direction. It could be a situation where directional antennas in certain spots may have created a much better signal area without there being significant amount of spillage.
2. Discuss how relocating the access points to a different part of the building affects the amount of signal spilling outside the building. What are your recommendations?
With the Access points being located in different areas of the building it helps reduce the signal for outside. The weaker the signal out the harder for someone to infiltrate the signal and try to compromise the wireless signal. The access points should be moved from time to time so that the signal is moved and there isn’t any spillage.
3. Discuss the effects of changing the access points’ power level on the amount of signal spilling outside the building? Would adjusting the power level cause any other problems?
4. Could other method(s) be used to prevent the signal from spilling outside the building?
Scenario 2
5. What are the three primary methods for implementing security on this network, as well as the
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