Lab Manual for CWNA Guide to Wireless LANs, Second Edition Lab Manual Solutions 11-

Chapter 11 Solutions
Activity Questions, Lab 11-1
Scenario One, Question #1: All-band
Question #2: Remove te source of te interference, !ic could be an old micro!ave
oven, and can"e to #$%&11a e'ui(ment&
Scenario Two, Question #1: Li"tnin" stri)e nearb*, !ind blo!in" antennas out of ali"nment
Question #2: Cec) li"tnin" arrestor, reali"n antennas
Scenario Three, Question #1: Ad+acent cannel or co-cannel interference because trou"(ut is "oin"
do!n instead of u(
Question #2: ,se t!o access (oints instead of tree, use cannels 1, -, and 11, can"e to
#$%&11a e'ui(ment
Scenario Four, Question #1: .idden node, because no one else is affected, and /eronica and Adrienne
are onl* affected !en usin" clients at te same time
Question #2: R0S1C0S, increase (o!er, move users or move obstruction
Scenario Five, Question #1: Multi(at off la)e, because tere is no oter source of trou"(ut de"radation
Question #2: Antenna diversit*
Scenario Si, Question #1: Near1far because it is related to ran"e
Question #2: 2ncrease te (o!er of te access (oint or te (o!er of far nodes, or decrease
te (o!er of near nodes
!eview Questions, Lab 11-1
1. What common probem s caused by reecton oh arge surfaces such as
meta roofs and bodes of water?
Answer: Multi(at
2. What probem s caused by an obstructon between users?
Answer: .idden node
3. What probem s caused by mutpe access ponts on the same channe
n the same coverage area?
Answer: Co-cannel interference
4. What type of nterference ahects a snge frequency?
Answer: Narro!band interference
5. Norma weather typcay does not cause a probem for wreess LANs.
True or Fase?
Answer: 0rue
Activity Questions, Lab 11-2
3& Are *ou still connected to *our access (oint4
Answer: 5es
11& .o! is tis (ossible4
Answer: Clients sta* listed in te association table for some time after te* ave lost connectivit* or
disassociated&
16& Wat is te lin) li"t (attern on te access (oint4
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Answer: 0e Eternet and radio li"ts are blin)in" "reen7 te status li"t is "reen and not blin)in"&
!eview Questions, Lab 11-2
1. Lst n order the nk ghts on the Csco 1200 access pont. Begn wth the
ght cosest to the antennas.
Answer: Eternet, status, radio
2. What nk ght pattern woud you expect to see f wreess users were
assocated wth the access pont and surng the Web?
Answer: Eternet li"t blin)in" "reen, status li"t solid "reen, radio li"t blin)in" "reen
3. What shoud you check f both the rado and Ethernet ghts are oh but
the status ght s green?
Answer: ,08 cable
4. It s possbe for wreess cents to have no connectvty to the wreess
network when the nk ght pattern ndcates a s we. True or Fase?
Answer: 0rue
5. In genera, what do red ghts, amber ghts, and green ghts ndcate on
wreess devces?
Answer: Red means failure, amber means not read*, and "reen means read*&
Activity Questions, Lab 11-"
8. Has the name of the access pont been reset?
Answer: 5es
10. Have the users you created n a prevous ab been removed from the
conguraton?
Answer: 5es
11. What s the name of your SSID? Is ths the defaut SSID?
Answer: tsunami7 5es
12. What s the IP address on the BVI1 nterface? Dd that IP address reset to
the factory defaut?
Answer: /aries7 No
16. How w the IP address on the BVI1 be congured?
Answer: 9.C8
!eview Questions, Lab 11-"
1. Name two common reasons for resettng an access pont.
Answer: Lost (ass!ord or username, bad confi"uration
2. Why doesnt the Web browser reset method reset the IP address on the
BVI1 nterface?
Answer: So *ou can still use tat 28 address for confi"uration via te Web bro!ser
3. Lst the steps to perform a hard reset on the Csco 1200 seres access
pont.
Answer: 9isconnect te (o!er, (ress and old te mode button, and reconnect te (o!er until te
status li"t turns amber&
4. The erase start command s essentay the same as a reset on the Csco
1200 seres access pont. True or Fase?
Answer: :alse
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5. Whch reset method do you prefer and why?
Answer: /aries
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