Mon Mode - ZyXEL Communications NWA1123ACPRO-EU0101F User Manual

Table 33 Configuration > Wireless > AP Management (continued)
LABEL
Radio 2 OP Mode
Radio 2 Profile
Radio 2 WDS Profile
Uplink Selection
Mode
Max Output Power
MBSSID Settings
Edit
#
SSID Profile
Apply
Reset

7.3 MON Mode

Use this screen to assign APs either to the rogue AP list or the friendly AP list. A rogue AP is a wireless
access point operating in a network's coverage area that is not under the control of the network
administrator, and which can potentially open up holes in a network's security.
Click Configuration > Wireless > MON Mode to access this screen.
Chapter 7 Wireless
DESCRIPTION
This displays if the NWA/WAC has a second radio. Select the operating mode for radio 2.
AP Mode means the radio can receive connections from wireless clients and pass their data
traffic through to the NWA/WAC to be managed (or subsequently passed on to an
upstream gateway for managing).
MON Mode means the radio monitors the broadcast area for other APs, then passes their
information on to the NWA/WAC where it can be determined if those APs are friendly or
rogue. If a radio is set to this mode it cannot receive connections from wireless clients.
Root AP means the radio acts as an AP and also supports the wireless connections with
other APs (in repeater mode) to form a WDS to extend its wireless network.
Repeater means the radio can establish a wireless connection with other APs (in either root
AP or repeater mode) to form a WDS.
This displays if the NWA/WAC has a second radio. Select the radio profile the radio uses.
Note: You can only apply a 5G AP radio profile to radio 2. Otherwise, the second
radio will not be working.
This field is available only when the radio is in Root AP or Repeater mode.
Select the WDS profile the radio uses to connect to a root AP or repeater.
This field is available only when the radio is in Repeater mode.
Select AUTO to have the NWA/WAC automatically use the settings in the applied WDS
profile to connect to a root AP or repeater.
Select Manual to have the NWA/WAC connect to the root AP or repeater with tbe MAC
address specified in the Radio 2 Uplink MAC Address field.
Enter the maximum output power (between 0 to 30 dBm) of the NWA/WAC in this field. If
there is a high density of APs in an area, decrease the output power of the NWA/WAC to
reduce interference with other APs.
Note: Reducing the output power also reduces the NWA/WAC's effective
broadcast radius.
Double-click an entry or select it and click Edit to open a screen where you can modify the
entry's settings. In some tables you can just click a table entry and edit it directly in the
table. For those types of tables small red triangles display for table entries with changes that
you have not yet applied.
This field shows the index number of the SSID
This field shows the SSID profile that is associated with the radio profile.
Click Apply to save your changes back to the NWA/WAC.
Click Reset to return the screen to its last-saved settings.
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