Linksys WPC200, User Manual

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57 Chapter 6: The Administrative Functions in the Wireless Network Monitor
Security Monitor
Wireless-G Business Notebook Adapter with RangeBooster
8 Association Table Full
Possibly a Denial of Service Attack. For
details, press the
Advice button.
Description:
A New client association request is refused due to a lack of memory. It could be an
overloaded AP from being associated with too many legitimate clients or it could be
a possible Denial of Service attack that will prevent legitimate clients from
associating with the AP.
Action:
1. AP will stop allowing more client association with the AP.
2. Check the AP's client's list to see if any wireless client is illegitimate.
9 AP Is Not Using Encryption
AP does not have any encryption
method enabled. For details, press the
Advice button.
Description:
AP does not have any authentication method enabled, so it is vulnerable to network
attacks or sniffing.
Action:
1. Contact the network administrator.
2. In order to make the wireless network more secure, set up the AP with a
stronger authentication method, e.g., WPA or WPA2.
10 AP Broadcasting SSID
AP has SSID Broadcasting enabled. For
details, press the
Advice button.
Description:
AP has SSID Broadcasting enabled, so any wireless station can obtain its SSID.
Action:
In order to avoid being attacked by rogue clients, turn off SSID broadcasting on the
AP.
11 Default SSID in Use
AP is using the default SSID. For details,
press the
Advice button.
Description:
AP is using the default SSID. Default SSIDs are easy to identify, so a hacker can
effortlessly connect to the AP.
Action:
In order to keep the connection secure, change the AP SSID to a non-default SSID.
Table 1: Alerts
Item Alert Description Advice