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29.4 MON Profile

29.4.1 Overview

This screen allows you to set up monitor mode configurations that allow your connected APs to scan
for other wireless devices in the vicinity.
29.4.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter
The MON Profile screen
that can be used by the APs.
29.4.1.2 What You Need To Know
The following terms and concepts may help as you read this chapter.
Active Scan
An active scan is performed when an 802.11-compatible wireless monitoring device is explicitly
triggered to scan a specified channel or number of channels for other wireless devices broadcasting
on the 802.11 frequencies by sending probe request frames.
Passive Scan
A passive scan is performed when an 802.11-compatible monitoring device is set to periodically
listen to a specified channel or number of channels for other wireless devices broadcasting on the
802.11 frequencies.
29.4.2 MON Profile
This screen allows you to create monitor mode configurations that can be used by the APs. To
access this screen, login to the Web Configurator, and click Configuration > Object > MON
Profile.
Figure 326 Configuration > Object > MON Profile
Chapter 29 Object
(Section 29.4.2 on page
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485) creates preset monitor mode configurations