Linksys WUSB200 manual Attacks or sniffing AP does not have any encryption

Wireless-G Business USB Network Adapter with RangeBooster

			Table 1: Alerts
	Item	Alert	Description	Advice
				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
	8	Association Table Full	Possibly a Denial of Service Attack. For	associating with the AP.
			details, press the Advice button.
				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.
				Description:
				AP does not have any authentication method enabled, so it is vulnerable to network
				attacks or sniffing.
			AP does not have any encryption
	9	AP Is Not Using Encryption	method enabled. For details, press the	Action:
			Advice button.	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.
				Description:
				AP has SSID Broadcasting enabled, so any wireless station can obtain its SSID.
	10	AP Broadcasting SSID	AP has SSID Broadcasting enabled. For	Action:
			details, press the Advice button.
				In order to avoid being attacked by rogue clients, turn off SSID broadcasting on the
				AP.
				Description:
				AP is using the default SSID. Default SSIDs are easy to identify, so a hacker can
			AP is using the default SSID. For details,	effortlessly connect to the AP.
	11	Default SSID in Use
			press the Advice button.
				Action:
				In order to keep the connection secure, change the AP SSID to a non-default SSID.
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