Chapter 8. Wireless Security: Next Steps

Chapter 8 Contents

Filtering pg 141

MAC Filtering pg 141

Setting MAC Filters pg 143

IP Filtering pg 144

Setting IP Filters pg 145

WPA pg 147

Connecting to a RADIUS Server pg 151

Configuring the AP for RADIUS Connection pg 151

Configuring the RADIUS Server pg 152

Defining Authentication pg 154

Building a Honeypot pg 156

Although a lot of attention is given to security on a wired network, the issue is somewhat different in a wireless LAN (WLAN) because of the nature of the network medium. These issues can be addressed using a handful of tools and techniques available to you through your access point (AP), clients, and RADIUS server.

This chapter covers security measures that you might implement beyond Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) keys and strong passwords.