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

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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

 

 

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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

 

 

 

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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.

 

 

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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.

 

 

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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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chapter 6: The Administrative Functions in the Wireless Network Monitor

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Security Monitor

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