17. Configuring Client Connectivity

Question 1

On Windows 7 and 10, where is the wireless icon?

Answer 1

On the Taskbar

Question 2

On Windows 8.1, how do you see the wireless icon?

Answer 2

Move the cursor to the upper-right corner, then select Settings.

Question 3

On a Windows device, what does a wireless icon with a gold shield with an exclamation mark indicate?

Answer 3

SSID that uses open authentication and no other security method.

Question 4

Windows machines use a process called WLAN AutoConfig Service to scan for a network. What are the sequence of steps?

Answer 4

1. Scan for available networks by transmitting probe requests with a null or empty SSID name. If a preferred network is found, connect to it.
2. Scan for each preferred network with specific probe requests; if one is found, connect to it.
3. Scan for any preferred network that is an ad hoc (peer-to-peer) network; if one is found, connect to it.
4. No known networks are found; present a list of available networks for manual connection.

Question 5

What are the steps to manually add a wireless network to Windows 7?

Answer 5

1. Click the Open Network and Sharing Center link
2. Click the Manage Wireless Networks link
3. Click Add
4. Click Manually create a network profile

Question 6

What are the steps to manually add a wireless network to Windows 8.1?

Answer 6

1. Move the cursor to the upper-right corner
2. Click Settings
3. Select the Set up a new connection or network link
4. Manually connect to a wireless network, then click Next

Question 7

What are the steps to manually add a wireless network to Windows 10?

Answer 7

1. Click the wireless icon in the taskbar
2. Select Network Settings
3. Select Network and Sharing Center
4. Select Set up a new connection or network
5. Select Manually connect to a wireless network, then click Next.

Question 8

What if a device is not certified for any CCX version?

Answer 8

Chances are that it will work just fine on a Cisco wireless infrastructure.

Question 9

What version of CCX is required to use MFP?

Answer 9

Version 5

Question 10

What version of CCX is required to use WMM?

Answer 10

Version 3 or higher

Question 11

What are the 4 modules of CCX Lite and which is required to receive CCX Lite certification?

Answer 11

Foundation (required)
Voice
Location
Management

Question 12

What are some of the features in the CCX Lite Management module?

Answer 12

Link test
Diagnostic channel
Roaming and real-time diagnostics

Question 13

What versions of CCX support 802.1x?

Answer 13

All versions

Question 14

What version of CCX were WPA introduced?

Answer 14

CCXv2

Question 15

What version of CCX were WPA2 introduced?

Answer 15

CCXv3

Question 16

EAP-FAST was introduced in what version of CCX?

Answer 16

CCXv3

Question 17

PEAP-MSCHAP and EAP-TLS were introduced in what version of CCX?

Answer 17

CCXv4

Question 18

When a Windows 7 machine scans for available wireless networks, what does it do first?

Answer 18

Scans by sending probes with a null SSID name.