If unauthorized users gain access to a local WLAN, what is their status?

• A. They must login through a VPN.
• B. They are on the local network.
• C. They can access only the guest network.
• D. They are isolated from the network.

Answer: (B)

Being connected to a local WLAN places a device on the local network. When unauthorized users gain access, they become part of the local LAN, sitting on the same network as legitimate devices and potentially able to reach internal resources unless further controls (like segmentation, guest VLANs, or NAC) restrict that access. VPN isn’t involved by virtue of being on the WLAN, since VPN is for remote access. It isn’t guaranteed that they can only use a guest network, because that depends on how the network is configured, and they aren’t automatically isolated from the rest of the network simply by connecting. The key idea is that connection to the WLAN gives them local-network presence, with security measures in place to limit what they can do.