The configuration of wireless devices using Windows Connect Now will be disabled.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-15698	5.206	SV-25143r1_rule		Medium

Description
This check verifies that the configuration of wireless devices using Windows Connect Now is disabled.

STIG	Date
Windows 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2018-02-12

Details

Check Text ( C-15386r1_chk )
If the following registry values don’t exist or are not configured as specified, this is a finding: Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Subkey: \Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WCN\Registrars\ Value Name: DisableFlashConfigRegistrar Value Name: DisableInBand802DOT11Registrar Value Name: DisableUPnPRegistrar Value Name: DisableWPDRegistrar Value Name: EnableRegistrars Type: REG_Dword Value: 0

Check Text ( C-15386r1_chk )

If the following registry values don’t exist or are not configured as specified, this is a finding:

Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Subkey: \Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WCN\Registrars\

Value Name: DisableFlashConfigRegistrar
Value Name: DisableInBand802DOT11Registrar
Value Name: DisableUPnPRegistrar
Value Name: DisableWPDRegistrar
Value Name: EnableRegistrars

Type: REG_Dword
Value: 0

Fix Text (F-15590r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Network -> Windows Connect Now “Configuration of wireless settings using Windows Connect Now” to “Disabled”.