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
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
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
ESSID for each rogue AP.
1. Enter a Rogue Entries Age out time
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
the Rogue AP Detection screen. The generated rule uses the MAC address and ESSID of the selected AP.

7.1.0.5 Viewing Details of the Rogue AP

To view detailed rogue AP information:
1. Select a rogue AP from the
2. Click the View Details
and its detector.
The top of the Rogue AP Details
MAC Address
ESSID
Last Heard At
Discovering AP
MAC
Signal Strength
Note The WS 5000 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
button to add a rule to the Approved APs' Rule Management table on the
represents a rogue AP the switch has found. It lists the MAC address and the
to indicate the number of elapsed minutes before an AP is
button to add the AP to the Approved APs' Rule Management table of
Rogue AP List.
button to open a new window to view detailed information about the rogue AP
screen lists information about the AP.
The MAC address of the rogue AP.
The ESSID for the rogue AP.
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.
field to indicate the number of elapsed