Linksys LAPAC1750PRO User Manual page 43

LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual
Figure 26: Viewing Rogue AP Detection
You must enable AP detection on a radio in order to collect information about
other APs within range
Table 29: Rogue AP Detection
Field Description
AP Detection To enable Radio 1 to perform neighbor AP detection and
for Radio 1 collect information about neighbor APs, select Enabled
To disable neighbor AP detection on Radio 1, select Disabled
If you change the AP detection setting, click Save
AP Detection To enable Radio 2 to perform neighbor AP detection and
for Radio 2 collect information about neighbor APs, select Enabled
To disable neighbor AP detection on Radio 2, select Disabled
If you change the AP detection setting, click Save
Section 3: Configuring the Access Point
Action The available action depends on which list an AP is in
•
If the AP is in the Detected Rogue AP List, the Grant
button is available Click Grant to move the AP from the
Detected Rogue AP List to the Trusted AP List
• If the AP is in the Trusted AP List, the Delete button is
available Click Delete to move the AP from the Trusted
AP list to the Detected Rogue AP List
Note: The Detected Rogue AP List and Known AP List provide
information The LAPAC1750PRO Access Point does not have
any control over the APs on the list and cannot apply any
security policies to APs detected through the RF scan
MAC Shows the MAC address of the neighboring AP
Radio The Radio field indicates which radio detected the
neighboring AP:
• wlan0 (Radio 1)
• wlan1 (Radio 2)
Beacon
Shows the beacon interval being used by this AP
Interval
Beacon frames are transmitted by an AP at regular intervals
to announce the existence of the wireless network The
default behavior is to send a beacon frame once every 100
milliseconds (or 10 per second)
Type
Indicates the type of device:
• AP indicates the neighboring device is an AP that
supports the IEEE 802 11 Wireless Networking
Framework in Infrastructure Mode
• Ad Hoc indicates a neighboring station running in Ad
Hoc Mode Stations set to Ad Hoc Mode communicate
with each other directly, without the use of a traditional
AP Ad Hoc Mode is an IEEE 802 11 Wireless Networking
Framework also referred to as peer-to-peer mode or an
Independent Basic Service Set (IBSS)
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