Mon Profile; Chapter 19 Mon Profile; Overview; What You Can Do In This Chapter - ZyXEL Communications NXC2500 User Manual

19.1 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. Once detected, you can use the MON Mode screen
7.4 on page 107) to classify them as either rogue or friendly and then manage them accordingly.

19.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter

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

19.1.2 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.

19.2 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.
C
HAPTER
(Section 19.2 on page 231) creates preset monitor mode configurations
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