Locationing - Brocade Communications Systems RFS6000 System Reference Manual

4. If a discovered controller is of no interest, select it from amongst the discovered devices
5. Select a discovered device from amongst those located and displayed within the Recently
CAUTION
When launching the Web UI of a discovered device, take care not to make configuration changes
rendering the device ineffective in respect to its current configuration.

Locationing

The Geofencing Architecture provides a very comprehensive and elegant solution for physical
security to wireless without impacting the mobility. The Wireless ACLs allow protection based on
the MAC address and location of clients within user defined boundaries. This solution provides
protection within user defined boundaries, allowing access to clients located within the zone and
denying and mitigating access to clients outside the zone.
The Geofencing architecture provides a dynamic solution by locating all clients and enforcing ACLs
for each client based on it's current location. The core components of the WiNG Geofencing
solution are:
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RTLS Engine
The native RTLS engine is a software module on the wireless controllers. The RTLS engine locates
thousands of clients in real time and provides the current location for each client
Wireless ACLs
The Wireless ACL uses location as a credential and is designed to enforce admission policies
based on the current location of the client. By default all clients are allowed admission in all zones
and the Wireless ACLs can be configured to deny admission to a single MAC address (client) or a
group of clients for each defined zone.
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Device Location
Displays the device location defined to the discovered device. The location would
have been assigned using the Controller > Configuration screen.
Profile used for Displays the profile selected from within the Discovery Profiles tab and used with
Discovery the Start Discovery function to discover devices within the controller managed
network. If the group of devices discovered and displayed within the Recently
Found Devices tab does not represent the device demographic needed, consider
going back to the Discovery Profiles tab and selected a different profile for the
controller discovery process.
displayed and click the Delete button.
Once removed, the located device cannot be selected and its Web UI displayed.
Found Devices screen and click the Launch button to display the Web UI for that controller.
Native RTLS Engine
Wireless ACLs
Controller Management (CLI, SNMP and Applet)
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