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Configuring Access Points
4. When using clustering and the Cluster GUI feature is enabled, a pulldown menu will be availble
5. Click the Export button to export the contents of the table to a Comma Separated Values file
6. Click the Convert to Sensor button to convert the selected adopted Mobility 300 to a sensor
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Bootloader
Displays the software version the Access Point boots from. This information can be
helpful when troubleshooting problems.
Protocol Version Displays the version of the interface protocol between the Access Point and the
controller. This information can be helpful when troubleshooting problems with the
Access Point.
Fw Version Displays the Access Point firmware version at run time. Use this information to
assess whether the software requires an upgrade for better compatibility with the
controller.
Radio Indices
Displays the indices of the radios belonging to the selected Access Point. These
indices are equivalent to a numerical device recognition identifier (index) for the
radio.
Number of Adopted APs The Number of Adopted APs is the total number of Access Points currently adopted
by the controller.
to select which cluster members' APs are displayed. To view APs from all cluster members,
select All from the pulldown menu. To view APs radios from a specific cluster member, select
that member's IP address from the drop-down menu.
(CSV).
that can be used with the Wireless Intrusion Detection System (WIDS) application.
NOTE
Both Access Points and standalone Access Points can be converted to sensors. When
converting a Mobility 300 Access Point to a sensor both the 802.11a and 802.11bg radios are
converted to sensors. When using a standalone Access Point, such as the Mobility 5181, 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:
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Wireless device associations
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Use of encryption and authentication
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Vendor identification of all devices
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Total data transferred
Preprocessing data centrally ensures a reduced reliance on network bandwidth to perform
wireless network management.
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