Snmp Traps For Rogue Ap Events; Rogue Ap Syslog Messages - Symbol WS5000 Series System Reference Manual

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Discovering AP
MAC
Signal Strength
Note The WS5000 Wireless Switch only reports rogue APs, it does not remove
them from the network. It is up to the administrator to change security settings or
disrupt the rogue AP's connection

7.1.6 SNMP Traps for Rogue AP Events

The WS5000 Series Switch supports two SNMP traps for capturing rogue AP data.
CcRapNewApprovedAp
The CcRapNewApprovedAp generates a trap whenever the switch finds and authorizes a new
AP. It generates a trap at the first instance when the AP is approved. It provides the ESSID and MAC
address of the approved AP.
• CcRapResultsApprovedPortalPtr
located.
• CcRapResultsApprovedHowFound: Traps information on how the rogue was detected
(over the air, AP scanning, wire scanning or MU scanning).
• CcRapResultsApprovedHowAuth: Traps information on how the was approved
• CcRapNewRogueAp
The CcRapNewRogueAp generates a trap when the switch determines that an AP is a rogue AP.
The trap provides ESSID and MAC address of the rogue AP.
• CcRapResultsRoguePortalPtr: Provides information on where the reporting AP is
located.
• CcRapResultsRogueHowFound: Traps information on how the rogue AP was detected
(over the air, AP scanning, wire scanning or MU scanning).

7.1.7 Rogue AP Syslog Messages

The WS5000 Series Switch logs a number of syslog events as rogue devices are encountered within the switch
managed network. The messages and event scenarios include:
Scenario
Rogue AP detection feature
is enabled/disabled
Indicates the number of elapsed hours since the rogue AP was last noticed on
the network in hours:minutes:seconds.
Displays the MAC address of the AP that detected the rogue APs.
Displays the Receiver Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) for the rogue. This value
is between 1 and 255. The larger the value, the better the signal strength and
the closer the AP.
:
Syslog Message
Rogue AP detection is enabled/disabled.
Configuring Rogue AP Detection
A bit maps data, which hints where this AP is
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