Mariana desires to maximize the security of her wireless controller and access points against potential network attacks. What measure should she implement to safeguard them against brute-force password attacks and other similar attempts to take over the hardware infrastructure of her wireless network?

While applying patches to devices is crucial, the most efficient approach to safeguarding devices against brute-force attacks on administrative accounts is to assign the devices to a distinct management virtual LAN (VLAN) and regulate access to that VLAN. This will prevent most attackers from being able to reach the device's administrative interfaces. Disabling administrative access might not be feasible, and even if it was, it would cause significant issues when changes to the devices are required.