Viewing Unadopted Access Ports - Motorola RFS Series Reference Manual

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6. Click the Convert to Sensor
with the Wireless Intrusion Detection System (WIDS) application.
NOTE: Both Access Ports and standalone Access Points can be converted to sensors.
When converting an AP300 Access Port to a sensor both the 802.11a and 802.11bg radios
are converted to sensors. When using a standalone Access Point, such as the AP5131,
one radio can be converted into a sensor and the other radio can function as standard
radio.
NOTE: When converting APs to sensors the default sensor configuration will be sent to
each AP. If a static IP is configured in the default sensor configuration, all sensors will
receive the same IP address and cause an IP address conflict. It is recommended not to
set a static IP for the default sensor configuration and to update individual sensors if they
require static IPs.
WIDS uses sensors to collect data transmitted by 802.11a and 802.11b/g compliant devices and sends
the data to a centralized server for analysis and correlation. Sensors are passive devices that function
primarily in listen-only mode. A single sensor can monitor multiple APs.
Once the sensor collects wireless LAN data, the centralized server analyzes the 802.11 frames and
extracts meaningful data points to determine key attributes, such as:
• Wireless device associations
• Use of encryption and authentication
• Vendor identification of all devices
• Total data transferred
Preprocessing data centrally ensures a reduced reliance on network bandwidth to perform wireless
network management.
7. Click the Location LED
AP within an installation.

4.9.2 Viewing Unadopted Access Ports

Use the Unadopted AP
Access Port.
To view existing Radio Configuration information:
1. Select Network
button to convert the selected adopted AP300 to a sensor that can be used
button to flash the LEDs on the AP to assist in locating and identifying a selected
tab for gathering device hardware address and software version information for the
> Access Port from the main menu tree.