Adhoc Rogues - Alcatel OmniAccess Wireless System 2.1 Product Manual

Table -
Rogue Client Details (Continued)
Parameter
Last Time Reported On
Current Status
Update Status (Note)
Make sure you do not attempt to contain rogue access points operated by other establish-
Note:
ments, such as the cafe hotspot across the street!
APs that Detected this Rogue
This table provides a detailed list of OmniAccess AP Access Points that detect the unauthorized radio as
well as the transmit characteristics of the radio. The following information physically identifies the
location of the rogue access point.
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MAC Address - Media Access Control of the Rogue Client.
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AP Name - OmniAccess AP Access Points that identified the rogue access point radio.
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Channel - Which channel the rogue access point is broadcasting on.
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Radio Type - Protocol of the rogue access point is either 802.11a, 802.11b or 802.11g.
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RSSI (receive signal strength indicator) of rogue access point radio at the OmniAccess AP 1200
or 1250 (-80 dBm or lower, the rogue access point is far away or transmitting at a low signal
strength; -60 dBm or higher, the rogue access point is close and/or transmitting at a high
signal strength).
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SNR (signal to noise ratio) of rogue access point radio at the OmniAccess AP 1200 or 1250.
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Adhoc Rogues

Adhoc Rogues
Use MONITOR/Wireless/Adhoc Rogues or MONITOR/Summary/Adhoc Rogues to navigate to
this page.
This page lists Adhoc rogue information on the following table.
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Date and time the radio was last scanned by the Alcatel OmniAccess
Switch or Appliance.
The status of this radio is:
• Alert (Unknown AP)
• Known (Internal AP)
• Acknowledge (External AP)
• Contain (Rogue Access Point)
• Pending (unidentified)
Configurable state of this rogue access point in the Alcatel OmniAccess
Switch or Appliance. You may set the status to:
• Contain (Rogue Access Point) discourage all rogue access point clients.
• Alert Unknown (Unknown AP)
OmniAccess APs that Detected this Rogue
Description
Adhoc Rogues