Ap Intrusion Detection; Enabling And Configuring Ap Detection - Motorola RFS7000 Series System Reference Manual

6-4 Switch Security

6.2 AP Intrusion Detection

Use the Access Point Detection
Access Point Detection screen consists of the following tabs:
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Enabling and Configuring AP Detection

• Approved APs (Reported by APs)
• Unapproved APs (Reported by APs)
• Unapproved APs (Reported by MUs)
6.2.1 Enabling and Configuring AP Detection
Use the Configuration screen to allow the switch to detect potentially hostile access points, set the number
of detected APs allowed and define the timeout and threshold values used for detection. The switch can
enable both access ports and MUs to scan and detect access points within the switch managed network.
Continually re-validating the credentials of associated devices reduces the possibility of an access point
hacking into the switch managed network.
To configure AP Detection:
1. Select Security >
2. Select the Configuration
3. Enable AP assisted scanning and timeout intervals as required.
Enable
menu options to view and configure network related IP information. The
Access Port Intrusion Detection
tab.
Select the Enable checkbox to enable associated access ports to
detect potentially hostile access points (the definition of which
defined by you). Once detected, the access points can be added to
a list of APs either approved or denied from interoperating within
the switch managed network.
from the main menu.