Essential Wireless Security
As discussed, there are some possible means of securing your wireless network beyond WEP. It is unlikely, however, that anyone has a RADIUS server ready and waiting to be used; therefore, you need to identify steps you can take immediately to increase the security of your wireless network. The attention to the pitfalls of wireless LANs has inspired some organizations to ban wireless LANs altogether. However, security-conscious organizations are fortifying their wireless LANs with a layered approach to security that includes the following:
• Putting the wireless network behind its own routed interface so that you can shut off access at a single choke point if necessary.
• Regular monitoring and discovery of rogue access ...
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