Wids Configuration; Wids Ap Configration - D-Link DWC-1000 User Manual

Wireless Controller
Known Cl i ent: En ab le t h is field t o in clu d e t h e Kn o wn Clien t Dat ab as e in t h e
co n fig u rat io n
RADIUS Cl i ent: En ab le t h is field t o in clu d e t h e Clien t RA DIUS in fo rmat io n in t h e
co n fig u rat io n t h at t h e co n t ro ller p u s h es t o it s p eers .

11.5 WIDS Configuration

Th e D-Lin k W ireles s Co n t ro ller W ireles s In t ru s io n Det ect io n Sy s t em (W IDS) can
h elp d et ect in t ru sio n at temp ts in t o t h e wireles s n et work an d t ake au tomat ic act io n s t o
p ro t ect t h e n et wo rk.
11.5.1 W IDS AP configration
Advanced > WIDS Security > AP
Th e W IDS A P Co n fig u rat io n p ag e allo ws y o u t o act iv at e o r d eact iv at e v ario u s
t h reat d et ect io n t es t s an d s et t h reat d et ect io n t h res h o ld s in o rd er t o h elp d et ect
ro g u e A Ps o n t he wireles s n etwo rk. Th ese chang es can b e d o n e wit h o u t d is ru p t in g
n et wo rk co n n ect iv it y . Sin ce s o me o f t h e wo rk is d o n e b y acces s p o in t s , t h e
co n t ro ller n eed s t o s en d mes s ag es t o t h e A Ps t o mo d ify it s W IDS o p erat io n al
p ro p ert ies
Admi ni s trator confi g ured rog ue AP : If t h e s o u rce M A C ad d res s is in t h e v alid -
A P d at ab ase o n t h e co ntro ller o r o n t h e RA DIUS s erv er an d t h e A P t y p e is marked
as Ro g u e, t h en t h e A P s t at e is Ro g u e.
Manag ed S S ID from an unk nown AP : Th is t es t ch ecks wh et her an u nkn own A P is
u s in g t h e man aged n et work SSID. A h acker may s et u p an A P wit h man ag ed SSID
t o fo o l u s ers in t o asso ciat ing wit h t h e A P an d rev ealin g p asswo rd an d o t h er s ecu re
in fo rmat io n . A d min is t rat o rs wit h larg e n et wo rks wh o are u s in g mu lt ip le clu s t ers
s h o u ld e it h er u s e d ifferen t n et wo rk n ames in each clu s t er o r d is ab le t h is t es t .
Ot h erwis e, if an A P in t h e firs t clu s t er d et ect s A Ps in t h e s eco n d clu s t er
t ran s mit t in g t h e s ame SSID as A Ps in t h e firs t clu s t er t h en t h es e A Ps are rep o rt ed
as ro g u es .
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