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Motorola Solutions AP-7131N-FGR Access Point Product Reference Guide
A radio in sensor mode supports three basic features:
NOTE The functions described below are conducted on the WIPS server side,
• Wireless Termination - The access point attempts to force an unwanted (or unauthorized)
connection to disconnect.
• Wireless Sniffing - All received frames are reported to the WIPS server. This feature
provides the WIPS server with visibility into the activity on the wireless network. The WIPS
server processes the received traffic and provides the IT administrator with useful
information about the 802.11 RF activities in the enterprise.
• Spectrum Analysis - The data needed to provide the current RF Spectrum is provided to the
WIPS server. The access point does not display the data, but it is available to the WIPS
server. Spectrum analysis can operate only when there are no WLAN radios configured. The
WIPS daemon and server are responsible for limiting operation only when there is no radio
in WLAN mode. When a configuration change is made at the AP, the Spectrum Analysis
operation stops.
• Live View- The WIPS application (commonly referred to as Motorola Solutions Enterprise)
provides a live view of the sensors, APs and MUs operating in a WLAN. Live view support
exists throughout the WIPS application, wherever a device icon appears in an information
panel or navigation tree. Access Live View by right-clicking on the device, which
automatically limits the data to the specific device your choose.
Sensor radios can be tuned to channels in both the 2.4GHz and 5.0 GHz band. The channels in use by
a given radio are defined by the WIPS application. There is no need to explicitly set a band for a
sensor radio. Instead, select either default values or specific channels. Specific channels can be in
either band.
CAUTION Users cannot define a radio as a sensor when one of the access point
With this most recent 4.0 release of the access point firmware, WIPS functionality is no longer
configured within a designated WIPS screen. WIPS functionality is now defined as part of the access
point's quick setup procedure. For information on using the access point's Quick Setup screen to
not on the access point.
radios is functioning as a rogue AP detector. To use one of the radios
as a WIPS sensor, you must disable its current detector method(s)
first, then set the radio for WIPS sensor support. For information on
disabling rogue AP detection, see
page
6-42.
Configuring Rogue AP Detection on
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