Unit 4 Lab: Auditing a Wireless Network and Planning for a Secure WLAN Implementation
Outcomes addressed in this activity:
Unit Outcomes:
- Describe a variety of wireless services.
- Explain the importance of wireless standards.
- Describe the process of securing various wireless technologies.
- Explain the significance of the different types of wireless security standards.
Course Outcome:
IT530-3: Analyze scenarios involving security groups and access to network resources.
Purpose
Wireless networking comprises mobile users, wireless links, and networks, and their relationship to the larger (typically wired) networks to which they connect. There are challenges posed by the wireless nature of the communication links in such networks, and by the mobility that these wireless links enable. This lab will give you hands-on knowledge of various methods for examining the security weaknesses inherent to wireless networking.
Lab Instructions
Complete the Jones & Bartlett Lab “Auditing a Wireless Network and Planning for a Secure WLAN Implementation.”
The link to the lab can be found in this Lab area. There are also links for a Common Lab Tasks Manual for J and B Lab Tips, and a set of Unit 4 Lab Assessment Questions.
The manual will provide detail and the tips are a very abbreviated reference.
Use the lab instructions, given within the lab’s virtual environment, as a guide for what to submit and save your lab results as a Word document. You should use your lab results to complete the Lab 4 Assessment Questions. Make sure to include your answers to the Assessment Questions in your lab document file.
Lab Requirements
Answers contain sufficient information to adequately answer the questions and contain no spelling, grammar, or APA errors. Points deducted from grade for each writing, spelling, or grammar error are at your instructor’s discretion.
For more information on APA style formatting, go to APA Style Central under Academic Tools of this course or visit the Writing Center.
Also review the university policy on plagiarism. If you have any questions, please contact your professor.
Directions for Submitting Your Lab
Compose your Lab in a Microsoft Word document and save it as Username_IT530_Lab_Unit# (Example: TAllen_IT530_Lab_Unit_4 ). Submit your file by selecting the Unit 4: Lab Dropbox by the end of Unit 4.
Review the rubric before beginning this activity.