Monitoring Mesh Status; Detecting Rogue Access Points - Ruckus Wireless ZoneDirector 1100 User Manual

Monitoring Your Wireless Network

Monitoring Mesh Status

Monitoring Mesh Status
The Monitor > Mesh page can be used to view Smart Mesh topologies of any mesh trees
present on your network. Similar to the Mesh widget on the Dashboard, this page also displays
non-meshing APs controlled by ZoneDirector and provides a number of action icons to
troubleshoot and diagnose mesh-related problems.
Figure 121. Reviewing Mesh status of APs using the Monitor > Mesh page

Detecting Rogue Access Points

As contrasted with "neighboring" access points that are parts of a neighboring WLAN, "rogue"
(unauthorized) APs pose problems for a wireless network. Usually, a rogue AP appears in the
following way: an employee obtains another manufacturer's AP and connects it to the LAN, to
gain wireless access to other LAN resources. This would potentially allow even more unautho-
rized users to access your corporate LAN posing a security risk. Rogue APs also interfere with
nearby Ruckus Wireless APs, thus degrading overall wireless network coverage.
Your ZoneDirector rogue detection options include identifying the presence of a rogue AP, and
locating it on your worksite floorplan prior to its removal. You can also mark rogue APs as
"Known" if they are located in a neighboring network—outside your worksite—and pose no
threat.
To detect a rogue AP
1. Go to Monitor > Rogue Devices. (You can also click the "#of Rogue Devices" link from the
Devices Overview widget on the Dashboard.)
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