Wiring-closet reviews for county buildings show many switchports enabled with no connected device. What physical/port-security practice should WLAN-supporting network teams apply?
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Short Explanation
An enabled empty port is an invitation with the porch light on. Shut the unused closet ports—don’t “helpfully” leave them live with a guest VLAN or a handwritten hope.
Full Explanation
Disabling unused switchports is a fundamental physical and port-security control that reduces opportunities to attach rogue APs or unauthorized devices on infrastructure supporting the WLAN. Enabling spare ports onto convenient guest networks, mirroring them by default to the Internet, or relying on labels without controls increases rather than reduces risk. Closet hygiene like this complements RF encryption and should appear in municipal wired-support baselines.