IT Answers » Wireless security

Authentication against Active Directory

NewnanIT — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:01:59 +0000

How can I only allow employees to connect to our WiFi? Is there a method of authentication against active directory? Is there a guide on setting this up?

Checking networks for flaws and defects

NewnanIT — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:36:36 +0000

Is there security testing equipment that will check my wireless and wired network for flaws or defects that would allow it to be taken over or infiltrated?

Blocking spyware and inappropriate sites

Troubleshooter24 — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:32:52 +0000

Can we monitor and filter our wireless network? Are there free tools for this? We want to block porn and spyware sites.

Disabling wireless internet at specific times

Troubleshooter24 — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:31:24 +0000

Is there a method for disabling wireless internet from our routers at a specified time every day? When the offices close the wifi closes as well. We have seen some horrible traffic from late nights presumably from the parking lot.

TZ 100 Hang, ping with no response and vpn drop and reconnect

Atracc — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 09:19:06 +0000

TZ 100 is keep working but there is no response through http management. Firmware 5521 and 5520 have used but no improvemenet. VPN drops and reconnect all the times. I have adjusted the TCP/IP timeout to 60 Seconds. Unfortunately, it is useless.

Assigning wireless encryption

TeachMeIT — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:13:52 +0000

What methods of assigning wireless encryption codes to our users do we have? I want the process to be automated where they connect to the network and see a web page where they can log in and retrieve their codes. What options do I have?

Blocking cell phone activity or wireless broadband cards from within our server room

ITKE — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:38:37 +0000

Is it possible to block cell phone activity or wireless broadband cards from being able to function within our server room to prevent data theft? Is there a way to capture what they are trying to send? Can I have activity set off an alarm?

Blocking unsecured networks

ITKE — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 20:11:22 +0000

When I am scanning for wireless networks in my companies head quarters we see all sorts of unsecured outside networks. How can we prevent them from showing up and infiltrating our offices?

Data encryption best practices

ITKE — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:47:44 +0000

What is the best practice for data encryption? We use wifi and sometimes connect to unsecured networks. How can we use free encryption technology to keep our data safe from prying eyes? Even if someone gets our data I want it to be useless.

Disabling wifi capabilities in corporate desktops

ITKE — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 13:52:52 +0000

Our latest shipment of corporate desktops have wifi. We want the machines only to be able to connect with a wired connection and only via dhcp. Can I do this via group policy and force these options? I want to make sure no one can change the settings manually.