Configuring Mon Profile - ZyXEL Communications ZyWall ATP series User Manual

The MON Profile screen
can be used by the APs.
34.4.1.1 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.

34.4.2 Configuring 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 397 Configuration > Object > MON Profile
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 253 Configuration > Object > MON Profile
LABEL
Add
Edit
Remove
Activate
Inactivate
References
#
Status
Chapter 34 Object
(Section 34.4.2 on page
DESCRIPTION
Click this to add a new monitor mode profile.
Click this to edit the selected monitor mode profile.
Click this to remove the selected monitor mode profile.
To turn on an entry, select it and click Activate.
To turn off an entry, select it and click Inactivate.
Click this to view which other objects are linked to the selected monitor mode profile (for
example, an AP management profile).
This field is a sequential value, and it is not associated with a specific user.
This icon is lit when the entry is active and dimmed when the entry is inactive.
ZyWALL ATP Series User's Guide
613
613) creates preset monitor mode configurations that