Chapter 1. Wireless Lab Setup
"If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend six hours sharpening my axe." | ||
| --Abraham Lincoln, 16th US President | ||
Behind every successful execution is hours or days of preparation, and wireless penetration testing is no exception. In this chapter, we will create a wireless lab that we will use for our experiments in this book. Consider this lab as your preparation arena before you dive into real-world penetration testing!
Wireless penetration testing is a practical subject, and it is important to first set up a lab, where we can try out all the different experiments in this book in a safe and controlled environment. It is important that you set up this lab first before moving on in this book.
In this chapter, we will take a look at the following:
- Hardware and software requirements
- Installing Kali
- Setting up an access point and configuring it
- Installing the wireless card
- Testing connectivity between the laptop and the access point
So let the games begin!
