A city wireless lab must assess both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz municipal SSIDs during one engagement. What hardware requirement best supports that dual-band work?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Short Explanation
If the city runs SSIDs on both bands, a 2.4-only stick leaves half the airspace unseen. Dual-band capable adapters and antennas are the boring prerequisite—not a software hop that invents missing radios.
Full Explanation
Authorized dual-band assessment requires radio hardware that can tune the bands and channels in scope. A 2.4 GHz-only adapter cannot reliably survey or capture 5 GHz BSS activity. Software channel hopping does not create missing RF capability, and Bluetooth is not a substitute for 802.11 dual-band monitor-capable adapters.