Extreme Networks Altitude 4700 Series Product Reference Manual page 170

Network Management
Altitude 4750
Three Radios
For radios 1 and 2, WIPS and WLAN modes are mutually exclusive. In WLAN mode, a radio functions
as a traditional Access Point, providing wireless bridging. In WIPS mode a radio provides no wireless
bridging. Instead, the radio performs the following functionality:
Wireless Termination—The Access Point attempts to force an unwanted (or unauthorized) connection
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to disconnect.
Wireless Sniffing—All received frames are reported to the WIPS server. This feature provides the
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WIPS server with visibility into the activity on the wireless network. The WIPS server processes the
received traffic and provides the IT administrator with useful information about the 802.11 RF
activities in the enterprise.
Spectrum Analysis—The data needed to provide the current RF Spectrum is provided to the WIPS
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server. The Access Point does not display the data, but it is available to the WIPS server. Spectrum
analysis can operate only when there are no WLAN radios configured. The WIPS daemon and server
are responsible for limiting operation only when there is no radio in WLAN mode. When a
configuration change is made at the AP, the Spectrum Analysis operation stops.
Live View—The WIPS application provides a live view of the sensors, APs and MUs operating in a
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WLAN. Live view support exists throughout the WIPS application, wherever a device icon appears
in an information panel or navigation tree. Access Live View by right-clicking on the device, which
automatically limits the data to the specific device your choose.
The Radio Configuration screen displays with tabs. One tab for each Access Point radio. Verify tabs are
selected and configured separately to enable the radio(s), and optionally set their mesh network
definitions.
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Description
Two radios supporting either WLAN or WIPS. Radio
three dedicated to WIPS.
Altitude 4700 Series Access Point Product Reference Guide