Your network contains a wireless access point. You have a computer that runs Windows 7. The
computer connects to the wireless access point.
You disable Service Set Identifier (SSID) broadcasts on the wireless access point.
You discover that you are now unable to connect to the wireless access point from the Windows 7
computer.
You need to ensure that the computer can connect to the wireless access point.
What should you do?
A.
From Credential Manager, modify the generic credentials.
B.
From Credential Manager, modify the Windows credentials.
C.
From Network and Sharing Center, turn on Network discovery.
D.
From Network and Sharing Center, modify the wireless network connection settings.
Explanation:
Wireless Network Connection settings
To connect to a wireless network that does not broadcast its SSID, you need to know details such as
the network name and security type. In Network And Sharing Center, you click Set Up A Connection
Or Network, click Manually Connect To A Wireless Network, and click Next. You are prompted for
the network name and security type and (if appropriate) encryption type and security key.
Alternatively, you can open an elevated command prompt and enter a command with the following
syntax: netsh wlan connect name=<profile_name> ssid-<network_ssid>
[interface=<interface_name>] (Since the computer has previously been connected, just modify the
settings.)
NOT Network Discovery
Network Discovery allows the client running Windows 7 to locate other computers and devices on
the network. It also makes the client visible to other computers on the network. Disabling Network
Discovery does not turn off other forms of sharing.
NOT Credential Manager
Credential Manager stores logon user name and passwords for network resources, including file
servers, Web sites, and terminal services servers. Credential Manager stores user name and
password data in the Windows Vault. You can back up the Windows Vault and restore it on other
computers running Windows 7 as a method of transferring saved credentials from one computer to
another. Although Credential Manager can be used to back up some forms of digital certificates, it
cannot be used to back up and restore the self-signed Encrypting File System (EFS) certificates that
Windows 7 generates automatically when you encrypt a file. For this reason, you must back up EFS
certificates using other tools. You will learn about backing up EFS certificates later in this lesson.