Viewing Details Of The Rogue Ap - Symbol WS5000 Series System Reference Manual

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Each row of the AP List represents all unapproved and approved APs that the switch has located. The MAC
and the ESSID for each AP are listed. Use this portion of the screen to change the age out time or to add a rule
to the rule list for a particular AP:
1. Enter a value in the Approved AP 's Entry Age Out Timer field to indicate the number of elapsed
minutes before an AP will be removed from the approved list and reevaluated. A zero (0) for this value
indicates an AP can remain on the list permanently.
2. Click the Add to Rule List button to add a rule to the Approved APs' Rule Management table on the
Rogue AP Detection screen. The generated rule uses the MAC address and ESSID of the selected AP.
The Rogue AP List
Each row of the Rogue AP List represents a rogue AP the switch has found. It lists the MAC address and the
ESSID for each rogue AP.
1. Enter a Rogue Entries Age out time to indicate the number of elapsed minutes before an AP is
removed from the rogue list and reevaluated. Entering a zero indicates an AP can stay on the list
permanently.
2. Click the Add AP to Rule List button to add the AP to the Approved APs' Rule Management table of
the Rogue AP Detection screen. The generated rule uses the MAC address and ESSID of the selected AP.

7.1.5 Viewing Details of the Rogue AP

To view detailed rogue AP information:
1. Select a rogue AP from the Rogue AP List.
2. Click the View Details button to open a new window to view detailed information about the rogue AP
and its detector.
The top of the Rogue AP Details screen lists information about the AP.
MAC Address
ESSID
The MAC address of the rogue AP.
The ESSID for the rogue AP.