Re: FN-FORUM: Wiress Adapter Security

date posted 5th January 2004 22:48

Jonathan Chong wrote:

>
> Hi everyone
>
> I have an wire-based office network, but one of the computers is a
> laptop that logs on to the network via a Wireless Access Point.
>
> I was wondering what sort of security would you be implementing on the
> WAP to prevent malicious users from accessing the network.
>
> The network already requires you to log on with a username and
> password and the WAP is configured to only accept connections from the
> MAC address of the Ethernet card on the laptop.
>
> Any heal is much appreciated, thanks.
>
I have an identical setup on my home network... all wired except the
laptop... when I set the thing up I seem to recall there was an option
to use keys and encryption between the WAP and the card.. I would
imagine most kind of WAP's have this capability.. might be worth
checking the specs/manual for your card and WAP and see if it mentions
this..

Cheers

Craig