In the context of securing a small office network, the network administrator is configuring a new router. Which of the following settings should the administrator enable to ensure that the wireless network is secured and less susceptible to unauthorized access?
The network administrator should enable WPA2 on the router to secure the wireless network. WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2) is a strong and widely used encryption method that provides robust security measures to prevent unauthorized access. WEP is an older, deprecated encryption standard with known vulnerabilities, making it much less secure than WPA2. Disabling SSID broadcasting is a supplementary measure known as "security through obscurity" and does not encrypt network data. Changing the default wireless channel is a performance-tuning step to avoid interference and does not provide security against unauthorized access.
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