Question Q-5836 WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is the current industry standard for…
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CompTIA Network+ - Wireless Networking
By Jordan Blake · Updated Jul 10, 2026
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2.4 GHz = range/crowding, 5 GHz = speed/less wall penetration. Dual-band AP uses both.
Site survey finds dead zones and interference before you mount APs — don't guess placement.
802.11ac = Wi-Fi 5 on 5 GHz. Don't pick Wi-Fi 6 unless they say ax.
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WPA2-Enterprise uses 802.1X/RADIUS — no shared PSK on corporate WLAN.
US 2.4 GHz non-overlapping = 1, 6, 11. Three channels. Europe allows more but exam is US-centric often.
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MIMO/multiple antennas improve throughput — not just 'more antennas = more magic'.
SSID is the network name in beacons. Hidden SSID is security theater — scanners still find it.
DFS channels on 5 GHz — radar detection can force channel change. Know it exists for Net+.
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Question 1
?? Multiple Choice (Easy)
What is an SSID?
Explanation
SSID (Service Set Identifier) is the network name broadcast by a wireless access point (in beacon frames). Clients scan for SSIDs to discover available networks. SSIDs can be hidden (AP stops broadcasting SSID) but this provides minimal security — passive scanners can still discover hidden networks from client probe requests.
Question 2
?? Multiple Choice (Medium)
What causes co-channel interference in wireless networks?
Explanation
Co-channel interference (CCI) occurs when nearby APs use the same channel — they "hear" each other's transmissions and must wait their turn (CSMA/CA), reducing throughput. Proper channel planning assigns non-overlapping channels to adjacent APs. Channel reuse across a larger area (further apart) is acceptable since the signal is too weak to cause interference.
Question 3
?? Multiple Choice (Easy)
What Wi-Fi standard is also known as 802.11ac?
Explanation
IEEE 802.11 standard to Wi-Fi generation mapping: 802.11n = Wi-Fi 4; 802.11ac = Wi-Fi 5; 802.11ax = Wi-Fi 6 (also Wi-Fi 6E for 6 GHz); 802.11be = Wi-Fi 7. Wi-Fi 5 supports up to 3.5 Gbps theoretical maximum using 160 MHz channels and MU-MIMO on 5 GHz only.
Question 4
?? Multiple Choice (Medium)
What is the primary advantage of WPA3-Personal over WPA2-Personal?
Explanation
WPA2-Personal uses a 4-way handshake vulnerable to offline dictionary attacks — capture the handshake once and try passwords at billions of guesses/second. WPA3 replaces PSK with SAE (Dragonfly handshake), providing forward secrecy and making each authentication attempt require interaction with the AP. Captured handshakes cannot be cracked offline.
Question 5
?? True/False (Hard)
The 802.1X standard provides a framework for port-based network access control used in both wired and wireless enterprise authentication.
Explanation
802.1X is a port-based Network Access Control (NAC) standard. In wireless networks, it is used for WPA2/WPA3-Enterprise, where clients authenticate to a RADIUS server before gaining access. Components: Supplicant (client), Authenticator (AP or switch), Authentication Server (RADIUS). Protocols: EAP-TLS (certificate-based, most secure), PEAP, EAP-TTLS.
WEP cracked in minutes — never current. WPA2-PSK still common; WPA3 for new deployments.