Rogue Ap Detection; Viewing Wireless Access Points - Fortinet FortiGate Series Administration Manual

Rogue AP detection

Rogue AP detection

Viewing wireless access points

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Rx (KBytes)
Tx (KBytes)
Clients list (AP mode)
MAC Address
IP Address
AP Name
Neighbor AP list (Client mode)
MAC Address
SSID
Channel
Rate (M)
RSSI
On models that support Rogue Access Point Detection, you can select Monitoring mode to
scan for available wireless access points. You can also enable scanning in the
background while the unit is in Access Point mode.
To enable the monitoring mode
1 Go to System > Wireless > Settings.
2 Select Change beside the current operation mode.
3 Select Monitoring and then select OK.
4 Select OK to confirm the mode change.
5 Select Apply.
To enable background scanning
1 While in Access Point mode, go to System > Wireless > Settings.
2 Enable Background Rogue AP Scan and then select Apply.
Go to System > Wireless > Rogue AP to view detected access points. This is available in
Monitoring mode, or in Access Point mode with Background Rogue AP Scan enabled.
Access points are listed in the Unknown Access Points list until you mark them as either
Accepted or Rogue access points. This designation helps you to track access points. It
does not affect anyone's ability to use these access points.
The amount of data in kilobytes received this session.
The amount of data in kilobytes sent this session.
Real-time details about the client wireless devices that can
reach this FortiWiFi unit access point. Only devices on the
same radio band are listed.
The MAC address of the connected wireless client.
The IP address assigned to the connected wireless client.
The name of the wireless interface that the client is connected
to.
Real-time details about the access points that the client can
receive.
The MAC address of the connected wireless client.
The wireless service set identifier (SSID) that this access point
broadcasts.
The wireless radio channel that the access point uses.
The data rate of the access point in Mbits/s.
The received signal strength indication, a relative value
between 0 (minimum) and 255 (maximum).
FortiGate Version 4.0 MR1 Administration Guide
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