Foreign Ap Detection - ProSoft Technology RLX2-IHW-E User Manual

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5.12 Foreign AP Detection

This feature retrieves scan information from RLX2s that have responded to the IH
Browser and appear in the main list view. This scan data can be used to detect the
presence of rogue foreign Access Points that are operating on the same channel as the
RLX2 units and can become a source of serious interference.
The IH Browser maintains a whitelist which allows the IH Browser to differentiate
between detected APs that are meant to be present on that channel and APs that have
come on-line in the facility either by error, or with malicious intent. A foreign AP is
therefore defined as any AP that is not in the whitelist.
The Foreign AP Detection window can be opened by clicking on N
AP D
ETECTION
The dialog window initially opens in the disabled state as shown below. Clicking on the
E button will enable the feature and the IH Browser will commence pulling scan
NABLE
information from the RLX2 units.
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, or by clicking the F
OREIGN
Using the IH Browser to Manage your Radios
AP D icon in the shortcuts bar.
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