Authorized / Ignored Aps; Unauthorized Aps (Ap Reported) - Motorola WiNG 4.4 Reference Manual

6.2.2 Authorized / Ignored APs

Those Access Points detected and approved for operation within the switch managed network can be separately displayed
to assess the reporting (detecting) AP, the channel of operation, the last time the AP was observed on the network and the
ESSID. Use this information to assess if an approved Access Point was incorrectly defined as approved and requires
categorization as an unapproved and disallowed AP.
To review the attributes of allowed APs:
1. Select Security
2. Select the Authorized APs
3. The Approved APs
BSS MAC Address
Reporting AP
Channel
Last Seen (In
Seconds)
ESSID
Authorized/Ignored
Aps
4. The Number of Approved APs
5. Select the Display Adopted APs check box.
6. Click on the Export

6.2.3 Unauthorized APs (AP Reported)

Use the Unapproved APs (AP Reported)
and are restricted from operation within the switch managed network. The criteria for restriction was defined using the
Security > Access Point Detection > Configuration
To view Access Port detected unapproved Access Points:
1. Select Security
> Access Point Detection
tab.
table displays the following information:
Displays the MAC Address of each approved AP. These MAC addresses are Access Points
observed on the network meeting the criteria (MAC and ESSIDs) of allowed APs.
Displays the numerical value assigned to the radio used with the specific device MAC Address
and SSID listed for this approved AP.
Displays the channel the approved AP is currently transmitting on. If this device is operating on a
channel not frequently used within your network segment, perhaps the device is correctly defined
as an approved AP.
Displays the time (in seconds) the approved AP was last seen on the network.
Displays the SSID of each approved AP.
Displays authorized APs.
is simply the sum of all of approved Access Point MAC Addresses detected.
button to export the contents of the table to a Comma Separated Values file (CSV).
tab to review Access Points detected by associated switch Access Port radios
> Access Point Detection
from the main menu.
screen.
from the main menu tree.
Switch Security 6 - 7