Wireless APs

Wireless APs

When choosing and deploying wireless APs, use the following best practices:

  • Use wireless APs that support 802.1X, 128-bit WEP, and the use of both multicast/global and unicast session encryption keys. Optionally, choose wireless APs that support WPA.

  • Change the administration configuration of the wireless AP, such as administrator-level usernames and passwords, from its default configuration.

  • If you are installing wireless APs in the plenum area (the space between the ceiling tiles and the ceiling), you must obtain plenum-rated wireless APs to comply with fire safety codes.

  • To minimize interference on the 802.11b wireless frequencies in the S-Band Industrial, Scientific, and Medical (ISM) frequency band, overlapping coverage areas should have a five-channel separation. For example, to get the most channels in the United States, use channels numbers 1, 6, and 11.

  • If you are using Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) to manage or configure wireless APs, change the default SNMP community name. If possible, use wireless APs that support SNMPv2.



Deploying Secure 802.11 Wireless Networks with Microsoft Windows
Deploying Secure 802.11 Wireless Networks with Microsoft Windows
ISBN: 0735619395
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2000
Pages: 123
Authors: Joseph Davies

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