Which of the following is the BEST security method to implement on the access points?

A wireless network technician for a local retail store is installing encrypted access points within the store for real-time inventory verification, as well as remote price checking capabilities, while employees are away from the registers. The store is in a fully occupied strip mall that has multiple neighbors allowing guest access to the wireless networks. There are a finite known number of approved handheld devices needing to access the store’s wireless network.

Which of the following is the BEST security method to implement on the access points?
A . Port forwarding
B . MAC filtering
C . TLS/TTLS
D . IP ACL

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Answer: B

Explanation:

MAC filtering allows traffic to be permitted or denied based on a device’s MAC address. We make a MAC filtering which contains the MAC addresses of all approved devices that need to access the wireless network. This ensures that only approved devices are given access to the network.