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Chapter 6
Conclusions
6.1 Introduction
In Chapter 5, various WLANs security solutions for improving security practices are
discussed. This chapter concludes the whole research based on the results generated
from the field trials. Then this chapter provides and discusses the implication of this
research to the WLAN users in Auckland CBD. The limitations of this research are also
discussed. Finally, this chapter recommends future researches in WLAN security.
6.2 Summary of Research findings
The number of WLANs detected in Auckland CBD has increased by 114.41% between
2004 and 2007 with a total of 506 WLANs detected in this research. It was also
identified that 74.31% of all WLAN detected on 26 June 2007 utilized encryption
technique while only 25.69% were without any encryption. This shows an increment
of encryption utilization by 86.56% when compared to the data collected in 2004. It
was also identified that 95% of all the WLANs detected were ESS while less than 5%
were IBSS. The research also discovered that 5% of the total WLANs detected during
the research had blank SSID while the other 95% broadcasted their SSID. The research
also discovered a drop in the usage of default SSID by WLAN users in Auckland CBD.
Another interesting finding is that 25% of the WLANs detected are sourced by D-Link.
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