Configuring The Beacon Table - Brocade Communications Systems RFS6000 System Reference Manual

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Configuring enhanced beacons and probes
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Configuring the beacon table

The Beacon Table is used to detect rogue APs. A Mobility 300 transmits beacons and clients send a
probe request to the AP for association. The Mobility 300 (on receipt of the probe request) sends a
probe response and forms an AP-Client association.
When enabling an Enhanced Beacon, the controller allows adopted Access Points to periodically
scan for rogue APs on different channels without disassociating clients. The beacons collected in
the scan are passed on to the controller so required information is gathered to locate a particular
rogue AP. Refer to
association information for AP radios to detect a rouge.
The controller is provided with a set of 802.11a and 802.11bg radio specific channels. The
controller radio scans scan each channel to detect the potential existence or rogues operating on
the configured channel. On completion of a scan, the controller moves the AP back to its original
channel.
If, during the scan, an AP is detected on a different channel (due to a leaked signal), this channel is
also added to the channel set. The AP sends this information to the controller, which maintains a
table with the following information:
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To configure enhanced beacons:
1. Select Security > Enhanced Probe/Beacon Table from the main menu tree.
2. Select the Beacon Table tab.
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Configuring the probe table
Reviewing found beacons
Reviewing found probes
"Editing AP settings"
MAC address of the detected rogue AP
AP MAC address
Signal strength of the detected rogue AP
Channel on which the AP was detected
Time when the AP was detected.
on page 182 to enable an AP to forward beacons and
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