Adding Aps To The Whitelist - ProSoft Technology RLX2-IHW-E User Manual

RLX2-IHx Series ♦ 802.11a, b, g, n
Industrial Hotspots
5.12.1

Adding APs to the Whitelist

The previous SSID sorted list shows that there are 4 other systems on the channels of
our network plus two single APs. In all cases the actions to take are as follows:
 If an AP or set of AP's belong to your organization and should be operating on
the these channels, then they can be whitelisted.
 If an AP or set of AP's belong your organization but should not be operating on
these channels, then your IT department should move them to a different
channel.
 If an AP or set of AP's does not belong to your organization, then take steps to
identify its location. If it's deemed legitimate (e.g. a neighbor's system) then
whitelist, otherwise remove the AP.
In our example there are 6 sets of APs that have to be addressed.
This set of 3 APs has no SSID displayed which means the APs have 'hidden'
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their SSID. In this case the only identification that can be used to find these APs
are their MAC addresses.
This "COE" system has 3 related SSIDs but have APs on both of our channels
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(48 and 149). Its RSSIs indicate that it is not very close to our system.
This "line_3" network is made up of ProSoft units. Since it did not appear in the
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list of "Connected RLX2s" it means that these units' Ethernet network is isolated
from the Ethernet of line_1 and line_2 but within wireless range. In fact they are
probably co-located as their RSSI is very strong.
The "Manrkemesh" system has 4 APs on channel 149. Given its RSSIs are very
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low this system is also not close by.
The AP with SSID "---------" is an RLX2 unit in Repeater mode but configured to not allow
other Repeaters to connect to it (Allow Children set to NO).
To add an AP to the whitelist right-click on the AP and click on the "Add to Whitelist"
option. Multiple APs can be first selected by holding the Shift or Cntl key in the normal
Windows fashion. Then right click on the selected group and click on the Add to Whitelist
option as shown below.
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