A technician is troubleshooting a Wi-Fi network in a hospital. The network uses 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands. Users report that their laptops connect to the 2.4 GHz band and experience slow speeds, even though the 5 GHz signal is strong. A Wi-Fi analyzer shows that the 2.4 GHz band is heavily congested. What should the technician do to encourage laptops to use 5 GHz?

Disable the 2.4 GHz radio on the access points

Change the 2.4 GHz channel to a non-overlapping one

Increase the transmit power on the 5 GHz radio

Enable band steering on the access points

A cable tester shows that pins 1 and 2 are swapped on one end of a cable. What is the most likely cause of this issue?

The crimper was not applied with enough force

The cable is shielded but the connector is not

The wires were not inserted in the correct order into the connector

A technician is making a custom-length Cat6 cable for a PoE security camera. After crimping, the cable tester shows a 'short' on pins 4 and 5. The technician re-crimps the connector, but the short persists. What should the technician do next?

Cut off the connector and re-terminate with a new connector, ensuring the wires are properly separated

Swap the wire order for pins 4 and 5

Use a different cable tester to verify the result

A technician is troubleshooting a Wi-Fi network in a dense apartment building. Users report frequent disconnects. A Wi-Fi analyzer shows many APs on channels 1, 6, and 11, all with high signal strength. What should the technician recommend?

Use the 5 GHz band where available

Increase the transmit power on the AP

Set the AP to a channel outside 1, 6, and 11

A technician is creating custom-length Cat5e patch cables. After crimping the first cable, the technician notices that the connector's gold pins are not fully depressed and the cable fails a continuity test. What should the technician do to fix this?

Re-crimp the same connector with more force

Cut off the connector and re-terminate with a new RJ45 connector

Swap the wire order and re-test

Use a different cable tester to confirm the result

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Networking Tools 220-1201 Practice Questions (Page 4)

Part of the Networking domain, which accounts for 23% of the 220-1201 exam. CompTIA does not publish an official question count, but from its 90-minute exam (~35–60 total, ~8–14 in this domain), expect 3–5 from this objective — we provide 26 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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Questions 16–20

16expert · hard
A technician is troubleshooting a Wi-Fi network in a hospital. The network uses 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands. Users report that their laptops connect to the 2.4 GHz band and experience slow speeds, even though the 5 GHz signal is strong. A Wi-Fi analyzer shows that the 2.4 GHz band is heavily congested. What should the technician do to encourage laptops to use 5 GHz?
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17foundation · easy
A cable tester shows that pins 1 and 2 are swapped on one end of a cable. What is the most likely cause of this issue?
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18expert · hard
A technician is making a custom-length Cat6 cable for a PoE security camera. After crimping, the cable tester shows a 'short' on pins 4 and 5. The technician re-crimps the connector, but the short persists. What should the technician do next?
Select an answer first
19application · medium
A technician is troubleshooting a Wi-Fi network in a dense apartment building. Users report frequent disconnects. A Wi-Fi analyzer shows many APs on channels 1, 6, and 11, all with high signal strength. What should the technician recommend?
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20application · medium
A technician is creating custom-length Cat5e patch cables. After crimping the first cable, the technician notices that the connector's gold pins are not fully depressed and the cable fails a continuity test. What should the technician do to fix this?
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