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Kali Linux: Wireless Penetration Testing Beginner's Guide, Second Edition

You're reading from   Kali Linux: Wireless Penetration Testing Beginner's Guide, Second Edition Master wireless testing techniques to survey and attack wireless networks with Kali Linux

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Product type Paperback
Published in Mar 2015
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781783280414
Length 214 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Vivek Ramachandran Vivek Ramachandran
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Cameron Buchanan Cameron Buchanan
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Preface 1. Wireless Lab Setup FREE CHAPTER 2. WLAN and its Inherent Insecurities 3. Bypassing WLAN Authentication 4. WLAN Encryption Flaws 5. Attacks on the WLAN Infrastructure 6. Attacking the Client 7. Advanced WLAN Attacks 8. Attacking WPA-Enterprise and RADIUS 9. WLAN Penetration Testing Methodology 10. WPS and Probes A. Pop Quiz Answers Index

Time for action – configuring the access point

Let's begin! We will set the access point up to use Open Authentication with an SSID of Wireless Lab.

Follow these instructions step by step:

  1. Power on the access point and use an Ethernet cable to connect your laptop to one of the access point's Ethernet ports.
  2. Enter the IP address of the access point configuration terminal in your browser. For the TP-Link, it is by default 192.168.1.1. You should consult your access point's setup guide to find its IP address. If you do not have the manuals for the access point, you can also find the IP address by running the route –n command. The gateway IP address is typically the access point's IP. Once you are connected, you should see a configuration portal that looks like this:
    Time for action – configuring the access point
  3. Explore the various settings in the portal after logging in and find the settings related to configuring a new SSID.
  4. Change the SSID to Wireless Lab. Depending on the access point, you may have to reboot it for the settings to change:
    Time for action – configuring the access point
  5. Similarly, find the settings related to Wireless Security and change the setting to Disable Security. Disable Security indicates that it is using Open Authentication mode.
  6. Save the changes to the access point and reboot it if required. Now your access point should be up-and-running with an SSID Wireless Lab.

An easy way to verify this is to use the Wireless Configuration utility on Windows and observe the available networks using the Windows laptop. You should find Wireless Lab as one of the networks in the listing:

Time for action – configuring the access point

What just happened?

We have successfully setup our access point with an SSID Wireless Lab. It is broadcasting its presence and this is being picked up by our Windows laptop and others within the Radio Frequency (RF) range of the access point.

It is important to note that we configured our access point in Open mode, which is the least secure. It is advisable not to connect this access point to the Internet for the time being, as anyone within the RF range will be able to use it to access the Internet.

Have a go hero – configuring the access point to use WEP and WPA

Play around with the configuration options of your access point. Try to get it up-and-running using encryption schemes such as WEP and WPA/WPA2. We will use these modes in later chapters to illustrate attacks against them.

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Kali Linux: Wireless Penetration Testing Beginner's Guide, Second Edition - Second Edition
Published in: Mar 2015
Publisher: Packt
ISBN-13: 9781783280414
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