Evaluating And Optimizing Network Coverage - Ruckus Wireless ZoneDirector 1100 User Manual

Monitoring Your Wireless Network

Evaluating and Optimizing Network Coverage

Figure 122. Rogue devices indicator
2. When the Monitor > Rogue Devices page appears, two tables are listed:
• The Currently Active Rogue Devices table
• The Known/Recognized Rogue Devices table.
3. Review the Currently Active Rogue Devices table. The following types of Rogue APs
generate an alarm when ZoneDirector detects them:
• SSID-spoof: A rogue AP that uses the same SSID as ZoneDirector's AP, also known as
Evil-twin AP.
• MAC-spoof: A rogue AP that has the same BSSID (MAC) as one of the virtual APs
managed by ZoneDirector.
• Same-Network spoof: Wired reverse ARPs similar to Rogue AP BSSID.
The Encryption column indicates if a rogue device is encrypted or is open.
4. If a listed AP is part of another, nearby neighbor network, click Mark as Known. This
identifies the AP as posing no threat, while copying the record to the Known/Recognized
Rogue Devices table.
5. To locate rogue APs that do pose a threat to your internal WLAN, click the MAC Address
of a device to open the Map View.
6. If your worksite floorplan is imported into the Map View window and your APs are positioned
on the map, rogue APs can be generally identified with relative accuracy.
7. Open the Map View, and look for rogue AP icons
You can now find the rogue APs and disconnect them. Or, if a rogue AP is actually a component
of a neighboring network, you can mark it as "known".
NOTE: If your office or worksite is on a single floor in a multistory building, your upper- and
lower-floor neighbors' wireless access points may show up on the Map View, but seemingly in
your site. As the Map View cannot locate them in vertical space, you may need to do a bit more
research to determine where the AP is located and if it should be marked as "Known."

Evaluating and Optimizing Network Coverage

If there are gaps or dead spots in your worksite WLAN coverage, you can use ZoneDirector to
assess network RF coverage and then reposition APs to enhance coverage.
1. Go to Monitor > Map View.
. This provides a clue to their location.
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